The sun spot has begun its triumphant return.

Producing training data means working toward your own obsolescence. While the number of people doing data work may continue to rise, any particular gig will last only as long as it takes for the machines to successfully mimic it. It takes years for a human to develop expertise, and sooner or later, they’re going to run out of skills to sell.

• Josh Dzieza, writing for The Verge about another depressing “business” created to exploit people.