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title: "Textile factory workers in India are teaching AI how to do their jobs"
description: "NPR reports that textile factory workers in India are generating training data for AI systems designed to perform their own jobs, extending automation pressure to manufacturing labor in developing economies."
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author: "Josh Alley"
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published: "2026-10-14T18:09:41.657Z"
updated: "2026-10-14T18:09:41.657Z"
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# Textile factory workers in India are teaching AI how to do their jobs

*NPR reports that textile factory workers in India are generating training data for AI systems designed to perform their own jobs, extending automation pressure to manufacturing labor in developing economies.*

By [Josh Alley](https://hastalavista.ai/authors/alley) · October 14, 2026

Source: [Textile factory workers in India are teaching AI how to do their jobs](https://www.npr.org/2026/10/14/nx-s1-5977853/textile-factory-workers-in-india-are-teaching-ai-how-to-do-their-jobs) — NPR