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Appen CEO apologises as tech failure leaves workers unpaid

Tess Bennett

The chief executive of embattled data services company Appen has apologised to its large pool of contractor workers who have not been paid more than a week after their latest wages were due.

The company has a massive remote contractor workforce, with workers manually reviewing data used to train AI models for technology giants including Meta, Apple and Microsoft.

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Tess Bennett is a technology reporter with The Australian Financial Review, based in the Brisbane newsroom. She was previously the work & careers reporter. Connect with Tess on Twitter. Email Tess at tess.bennett@afr.com

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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/technology/appen-ceo-apologies-as-tech-failure-leaves-workers-unpaid-20240814-p5k2ex