scarranza, Author at Clarkson

July 11, 2025

Meet the new gig work behind AI, same as the old gig work

The machine magic of AI relies on one of the oldest technologies of all: human labor. This week we look at Scale AI, one of the companies behind the booming data annotation industry.

June 22, 2025

Inside the rise of Alexandr Wang and Meta’s $14 billion bet that the MIT dropout will help bring AI supremacy

As their heads were measured and fitted for custom-made felt cowboy hats, the 100 or so guests assembled in Utah’s scenic Wasatch Mountains in November 2023 had ample reason to feel special. The group of AI executives, venture capitalists, government officials, and policy folks, had been handpicked to attend a secretive three-day retreat focused on the national security implications of artificial intelligence.

June 20, 2025

Surge AI, the Hot Tech Startup You’ve Probably Never Heard of, Is Already Outpacing Rivals

The data-labeling firm founded by Edwin Chen is reportedly pulling in more revenue than Scale AI despite being bootstrapped.

May 21, 2025

Surge AI is latest San Francisco startup accused of misclassifying its workers

Artificial intelligence training company Surge AI has been hit with a lawsuit alleging it has misclassified contractors hired to improve chat responses from AI software for some of the world’s leading tech companies.

May 20, 2025

AI Training Firm Surge AI Hit With Worker Misclassification Suit

The artificial intelligence training platform Surge Labs Inc., which hires “data annotators” to help improve AI model responses, was sued in California state court Tuesday for misclassifying the annotators as independent contractors.

May 20, 2025

Surge AI Sued Over Unpaid Wages, the Latest Legal Blow to AI Data-Labeling Startups

The complaint says that Surge AI misclassifies its contract workers and fails to pay them for training, citing “millions” in unpaid wages.

May 14, 2025

Like Ziploc, Rubbermaid also sued over alleged ‘dangerous’ microplastics

Two California women are claiming that Newell Brands, the maker of Rubbermaid, has duped consumers by failing to disclose that its products may expose them to harmful microplastics.

May 12, 2025

Ziploc facing class action lawsuit over alleged undisclosed microplastics

A California woman is suing S.C. Johnson, the maker of Ziploc, because she says some of its products contain undisclosed microplastics that mislead and harm consumers.

April 28, 2025

Fallout From Ex-Football Coach’s Alleged Hacking Spreads

Three more universities were hit with lawsuits this week by students who say they were targets of a former University of Michigan and Baltimore Ravens coach accused of hacking accounts to steal intimate photos, as the number of suits stemming from the scandal continues to grow.

April 18, 2025

A.I. Wars: How healthcare uses artificial intelligence against you

U.S. health insurance companies are coming under increased scrutiny for their unregulated use of artificial intelligence, which patients say is being used to wrongfully deny medical coverage and services.

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