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Mary L. Gray
Mary L. Gray

Mary L. Gray

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Mary L. Gray
Mary L. Gray in Data & Society: Points
Nov 17, 2016 · 6 min read

Spike in Online Gig Work

Flash in the Pan or Future of Employment?

By Siddharth Suri and Mary L. Gray

Most conventional jobs involve hierarchy. A boss divvies up work to the office’s full-time employees awaiting direction and a…

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Mary L. Gray
Mary L. Gray
Jan 18, 2016 · 8 min read

The global digital assembly line has arrived

Its workers labor at computer keyboards, performing the behind-the-scenes tasks that make the Internet appear intelligent and functional. They assign labels like “family” or “theme park” to photos, check that Web URLs work, verify addresses on Yelp…

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Mary L. Gray
Mary L. Gray
Nov 12, 2015 · 3 min read

The Paradox of Automation’s “Last Mile”

My collaborator, Siddharth Suri, and I have spent nearly 2 years studying a nascent but rapidly expanding piece of the platform economy that we call “crowdwork.” Right now, crowdwork — millions of people around the world working in concert with programmers…

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