This project describes the current image of AI in the public and the current situation of its internal operation through the construction of scripts and virtual scenes. It shows the social changes brought about by AI as a new technology. I aim to inspire people to gain a deeper understanding of the impact on technology so as to avoid the crisis of unconsciousness and eventually being enslaved by the new technological revolution.

Nowadays, people rely on the intelligent Internet technology and software to gain a convenient life. In this case, artificial intelligence and the advanced algorithms are often given credit to. However, the optimization of AI still requires the training by human’s creative decisions. Behind them, tens of millions of human laborers are supporting AI for the things that AI cannot do, such as processing the information that can be identified, judged and screened only by human experience, emotion and culture. These workers complete temporary tasks assigned by gig platforms. But as they are assumed to be replaceable parts after automatic optimization, their work is not protected by law with temporary contracts, nor is it recognized by culture. They are like replaceable gears hidden behind the “perfect AI” claimed by the developing enterprises. In the platform algorithms, they should most of the transaction costs, and cannot receive guaranteed rewards that they deserve. They can only distort themselves to adapt to the task flow in the cruel algorithm platform.


The data-aided AI for human decision-making is approaching automation, but it is extreme difficult to achieve the last mile of automation. Therefore, in the predicable future, the above-mentioned gig economy will be an indispensable part of Internet and automation. Macroscopically, ghost work is part of the result of technological change penetrating into society.