A recent Time magazine investigation uncovered that dozens of Kenyan workers were paid less than $2 per hour to view and process large amounts of disturbing material through content moderation work for popular new AI chatbot ChatGPT.

As new and improving digital technologies increasingly become more a part of our life, how well do we understand the hidden labour exploitation ensuring the smooth operation of these services? 

We're joined this week by writer and digital rights activist Nanjala Nyabola to talk about the class and racial divide across the digital work industry, and the importance of understanding how digital technologies are shaping our society.

Check out Nanjala's article on ChatGPT here

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Sunday Dispatch is recorded on Gadigal land. We pay our respects to their elders past and present. Sovereignty was never ceded, this always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.

Graphic Design: Karina Aslikyan

Intro Theme: Sophie Gordon

Intro Music: Talk Talk – Ascension Day

A recent Time magazine investigation uncovered that dozens of Kenyan workers were paid less than $2 per hour to view and process large amounts of disturbing material through content moderation work for popular new AI chatbot ChatGPT.
As new and improving digital technologies increasingly become more a part of our life, how well do we understand the hidden labour exploitation ensuring the smooth operation of these services? 
We're joined this week by writer and digital rights activist <a href="http://www.nanjalawrites.com/">Nanjala Nyabola</a> to talk about the class and racial divide across the digital work industry, and the importance of understanding how digital technologies are shaping our society.
Check out Nanjala's article on ChatGPT <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/1/23/sweatshops-are-making-our-digital-age-work">here</a>
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Sunday Dispatch is recorded on Gadigal land. We pay our respects to their elders past and present. Sovereignty was never ceded, this always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.
Graphic Design: Karina Aslikyan
Intro Theme: Sophie Gordon
Intro Music: Talk Talk – Ascension Day

On Sunday Dispatch, Lindsay Riley follows the thread between social and political crises around the globe. Join Lindsay as he sits down with writers, activists and experts to unpack a range of global issues, examine the shortcomings of mainstream media reporting, and highlight the resistance of those affected by some of the world’s most complex problems.

On Sunday Dispatch, Lindsay Riley follows the thread between social and political crises around the globe. Join Lindsay as he sits down with writers, activists and experts to unpack a range of global issues, examine the shortcomings of mainstream media reporting, and highlight the resistance of those affected by some of the world’s most complex problems.

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11. The hidden exploitation behind Artifical Intelligence w/ Nanjala Nyabola

Over the last few years, Chile has seen an unprecedented level of public protest and mobilization against neoliberalism, eventually winning a commitment to replace the country’s military-dictatorship era Constitution. Thousands of local democratic councils emerged across the country, articulating new radical social, economic and political rights to be enshrined in a new Constitution.

Despite the transformative potential of the new draft Constitution, it failed to pass a national plebiscite. To understand why, we talk to historian and journalist Dr Camila Vergara, who worked with Chileans in drafting the new Constitution. In a wide-ranging conversation, we also explore the contours of struggle of people’s movements within and outside the political process, and how they deal with setbacks and defeats.

Follow Camila's coverage of Chile here:

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Sunday Dispatch is recorded on Gadigal land. We pay our respects to their elders past and present. Sovereignty was never ceded, this always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.

Graphic Design: Karina Aslikyan

Intro Theme: Sophie Gordon

Intro Music: Talk Talk – Ascension Day

Over the last few years, Chile has seen an unprecedented level of public protest and mobilization against neoliberalism, eventually winning a commitment to replace the country’s military-dictatorship era Constitution. Thousands of local democratic councils emerged across the country, articulating new radical social, economic and political rights to be enshrined in a new Constitution.
Despite the transformative potential of the new draft Constitution, it failed to pass a national plebiscite. To understand why, we talk to historian and journalist Dr Camila Vergara, who worked with Chileans in drafting the new Constitution. In a wide-ranging conversation, we also explore the contours of struggle of people’s movements within and outside the political process, and how they deal with setbacks and defeats.
Follow Camila's coverage of Chile <a href="https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/search?query%5Bauthor%5D=Camila+Vergara">here:</a>
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Sunday Dispatch is recorded on Gadigal land. We pay our respects to their elders past and present. Sovereignty was never ceded, this always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.
Graphic Design: Karina Aslikyan
Intro Theme: Sophie Gordon
Intro Music: Talk Talk – Ascension Day

14. Why Chile's New Democratic Constitution Failed w/ Camila Vergara

In 2020, a 44 day war saw Azerbaijan win the Nagorno- Karabakh territory from Armenia, who had held it for the past 25 years. One of the more forgotten global flashpoints, Nagorno-Karabakh has been long disputed between both nations. The reasons why can be found in the buried histories of the former Soviet Union, and the explosive rise of nationalism after it's breakup.

We're joined this week by Armenian- American professor and author Ron Sunny, to discuss what was behind the recent turn of fortunes in Nagorno- Karabakh, and explore the deeper reasons behind territorial conflicts between countries, and the broader challenges that nationalism can unleash. 

Some recent articles from Ron:

https://jacobin.com/2023/01/armenia-azerbaijan-conflict-nagorno-karabakh-post-soviet-politics-history

https://theconversation.com/mikhail-gorbachev-the-contradictory-legacy-of-soviet-leader-who-attempted-revolution-from-above-189681

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Sunday Dispatch is recorded on Gadigal land. We pay our respects to their elders past and present. Sovereignty was never ceded, this always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.

Graphic Design: Karina Aslikyan

Intro Theme: Sophie Gordon

Intro Music: Talk Talk – Ascension Day

In 2020, a 44 day war saw Azerbaijan win the Nagorno- Karabakh territory from Armenia, who had held it for the past 25 years. One of the more forgotten global flashpoints, Nagorno-Karabakh has been long disputed between both nations. The reasons why can be found in the buried histories of the former Soviet Union, and the explosive rise of nationalism after it's breakup.
We're joined this week by Armenian- American professor and author Ron Sunny, to discuss what was behind the recent turn of fortunes in Nagorno- Karabakh, and explore the deeper reasons behind territorial conflicts between countries, and the broader challenges that nationalism can unleash. 
Some recent articles from Ron:
<a href="https://jacobin.com/2023/01/armenia-azerbaijan-conflict-nagorno-karabakh-post-soviet-politics-history">https://jacobin.com/2023/01/armenia-azerbaijan-conflict-nagorno-karabakh-post-soviet-politics-history</a>
<a href="https://theconversation.com/mikhail-gorbachev-the-contradictory-legacy-of-soviet-leader-who-attempted-revolution-from-above-189681">https://theconversation.com/mikhail-gorbachev-the-contradictory-legacy-of-soviet-leader-who-attempted-revolution-from-above-189681</a>
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Sunday Dispatch is recorded on Gadigal land. We pay our respects to their elders past and present. Sovereignty was never ceded, this always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.
Graphic Design: Karina Aslikyan
Intro Theme: Sophie Gordon
Intro Music: Talk Talk – Ascension Day

13. Nagorno-Karabakh: Nationalism and the Origins of Armenia and Azerbaijan's Conflict

Inflation- its something that pretty much all of us have been dealing with in the last couple of years. Petrol, food, rent, - they’ve all been going up. And it doesn’t seem to be stopping.

But how well do we actually understand inflation?  And does our government and reserve bank have any idea how to get it under control?

This week, we're talking to professor, author and economist Dr Radhika Desai to understand the structural reasons behind current inflation, and dispel some common myths and misunderstandings as to why it occurs.

Check out Radhika's work here

And her latest book, released for free

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Sunday Dispatch is recorded on Gadigal land. We pay our respects to their elders past and present. Sovereignty was never ceded, this always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.

Graphic Design: Karina Aslikyan

Intro Theme: Sophie Gordon

Intro Music: Talk Talk – Ascension Day

Outro Music: The Chats- The Price of Smokes

Inflation- its something that pretty much all of us have been dealing with in the last couple of years. Petrol, food, rent, - they’ve all been going up. And it doesn’t seem to be stopping.
But how well do we actually understand inflation?  And does our government and reserve bank have any idea how to get it under control?
This week, we're talking to professor, author and economist Dr Radhika Desai to understand the structural reasons behind current inflation, and dispel some common myths and misunderstandings as to why it occurs.
Check out Radhika's work <a href="https://radhikadesai.wordpress.com/">here</a>
And her latest book, <a href="https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9781003200000/capitalism-coronavirus-war-radhika-desai">released for free</a>
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Sunday Dispatch is recorded on Gadigal land. We pay our respects to their elders past and present. Sovereignty was never ceded, this always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.
Graphic Design: Karina Aslikyan
Intro Theme: Sophie Gordon
Intro Music: Talk Talk – Ascension Day
Outro Music: The Chats- The Price of Smokes

11. The hidden exploitation behind Artifical Intelligence w/ Nanjala Nyabola

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