As the Pope says "Nothing in the world of AI is immaterial or magical". In fact, AI is built by millions of workers hidden from view.
This isn't an accident - Big Tech actively hides these workers.
To peek behind the AI curtains, check out
@techequity.bsky.social's Data Work Landscape. 👇
Yesterday, we updated our microsite mapping the data portion of the global AI supply chain.
Here’s a 🧵 highlighting a few takeaways from the research - and some trends to watch.
You can read the full thing here: techequity.us/2026/05/21/d...
Margarida Silva
Announcing our Data Work Landscape 2.0—a map of the companies, investors, and clients powering the data portion of the AI supply chain.
Excited to share V2 of our project mapping the data work part of the AI supply chain. This update includes:
đź“ŤA new interactive network graph including data work companies, their clients and investors;
đź“ŤProfiles of some of the major companies:
đź“Ť47 new companies in the database.
DataWorkLandscape.org
dataworklandscape.org
Tech companies in the AI industry are powered by workers who develop, train, test, and maintain AI systems. We’re shining a light on this shadowy industry.
