Big Tech has sold us the illusion that artificial intelligence is a frictionless technology that will bring wealth and prosperity to humanity. But hidden beneath this smooth surface lies the grim reality of a precarious global workforce of millions that labour under often appalling conditions to make AI possible.

Feeding the Machine presents an urgent, riveting investigation of the intricate network of organisations that maintain this exploitative system, revealing the untold truth of AI. Based on hundreds of interviews and thousands of hours of fieldwork over more than a decade, this book shows us the lives of the workers often deliberately concealed from view and the systems of power that determine their future.

"[A] call to arms to take control over our digital futures: build worker power, hold big tech accountable, and create a better understanding of how these systems work" - * Financial Times *

"The darker side of the shiny AI era is the subject of Feeding the Machine . . . The authors delve into seven archetypal jobs in the AI supply chain" - * Economist *