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The Making of Performative Accuracy in AI Training: Precision Labor and Its Consequences

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Zhang, Ben Zefeng, Yang, Tianling, Miceli, Milagros, Haimson, Oliver L., Thomas, Michaelanne·2025·Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Zhang, B. Z., Yang, T., Miceli, M., Haimson, O. L., & Thomas, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
  • Weizenbaum Institute (DE)
  • University of Michigan (US)
Venue
Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Publisher
ACM
Published
2025-04-25
Pages
1-19
OpenAlex
W4409735453
Cited by
7
References
84
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 2
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7.20
Type
conference paper
Language
en
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  • CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (acceptedVersion)
Funders
the International Institute, the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, and Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Digital Economy and Work Transformation
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Industrial relations › Legal and Labor Studies
Keywords
AI training, data annotation, algorithmic bias

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