The article discusses NPR's series 'Far-Flung Postcards', highlighting a data processing center in Shenyang, China, where workers are essential to AI training. Once reliant on steel and coal, Shenyang is pivoting to tech roles, with workers engaged in repetitive tasks to help AI differentiate objects through data collection. This monotonous but vital work underscores the innovation occurring behind the scenes in technology and the transformation of local economies. The center represents a shift in focus for cities adapting to the digital age while still reflecting on their industrial past.
Cities like Shenyang, once reliant on declining industries, are reinventing themselves by focusing on new tech initiatives, particularly in AI data processing to create new jobs.
The work undertaken in data processing centers often appears monotonous, yet it is essential for training AI systems to recognize and differentiate between various objects.
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