AI companies want to monetize what makes us human. Organized labor may be the only force strong enough to stop them.

The Workers Who Defy Gravity

by Alvaro M. Bedoya May 20, 2026May 20, 2026

AI companies want to monetize what makes us human. Who will stop them?

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