{"slug": "data-annotation-is-creating-jobs", "title": "Data annotation is creating jobs", "summary": "Data annotation work tied to artificial intelligence is creating thousands of jobs in Karur, India, according to a New York Times report, with local firms employing workers to label data for AI models. The article highlights how this emerging sector provides employment opportunities in a region traditionally known for textile manufacturing, though it notes the work is often low-paid and repetitive.", "body_md": "Article URL: \nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/asia/ai-jobs-data-annotation-india-karur.html\n\nComments URL: \nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49374180\n\nPoints: 2\n\n# Comments: 1", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/data-annotation-is-creating-jobs", "canonical_source": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/asia/ai-jobs-data-annotation-india-karur.html", "published_at": "2026-08-20 13:14:20+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-20 13:46:07.686732+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["New York Times", "Karur", "India"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/data-annotation-is-creating-jobs", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/data-annotation-is-creating-jobs.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/data-annotation-is-creating-jobs.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/data-annotation-is-creating-jobs.jsonld"}}