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Yes, exactly. The same capitalist/colonialist/imperialist forces that exploit the global south are the same that want AI to automate everyone into abject poverty. We can do better and show class solidarity by not perpetuating these racist stereotypes.
I don't want to speak for the people affected, but I always read it (or as I've heard it called here, "the chinese backend") as a criticism of the capitalism and colonialism that lead to that kind of exploitation, not a criticism of the people being exploited.
Sure, but we should be calling these things out directly, rather than indirectly in a way that fuels racism.