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Kled’s Colonial Supply Chain Cracks in Nigeria

· Source: supplychaindigital.com

In short

A critical analysis of Kled, a San Francisco-based data marketplace, and its operations in Nigeria. The article explores how the company's data extraction model mirrors colonial supply chains, exploiting economically vulnerable users through micro-payments, while the founder's response to widespread fraud reveals deeper structural and ethical issues in AI data sourcing.

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Tags: data colonialism, AI training, data ethics, Nigeria, supply chain, regulation

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