'There's a lot of desperation': older workers turn to AI training to stay afloat (theguardian.com) AI

The Guardian reports on older, highly skilled Americans who, after repeated layoffs and age-related hiring barriers, are turning to AI data-annotation and model-training work as a “bridge” to stay afloat. The article profiles people like a former IT specialist and an emergency physician who struggled to find stable jobs, describing how AI training can offer flexible short-term pay but often comes with lower wages, contract instability, and limited benefits.