Humanoid robot market is estimated to be worth $38B by 2035, but that doesn't stop giant companies from paying pennies to Indians who train them today; Participation is consensual, but economic necessity in those areas sometimes blurs boundaries of free choice

Workers earn about $2.40 an hour creating AI training data as the humanoid robot market eyes $38B by 2035.

KARUR — With a smartphone strapped to her head, Nagireddy Sriramyachandra films herself slicing mangoes in her kitchen in India to train robots powered by artificial intelligence…