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Tesla's self-driving efforts depend on human "annotators," tasked with identifying objects like construction cones or pedestrians crossing a road in recorded footage from the company's vehicles., many of the company's annotators are tasked with specifically focusing on the driving of Tesla CEO Elon Musk himself, alongside several other "VIP" drivers.
But Musk's personal driving habits are reportedly being sent to the front of the line, with eight workers tellingthat they remember annotating data associated with him. Other workers recalled working on labeling routes coming in and out of the carmaker's factories in Texas and California.Some former employees also told the publication that they were told to put extra care and time into annotating clips recorded by Musk's car.
It's not just Musk — other VIP users including YouTube celebrities and other influencers, got the royal treatment as well.after being instructed to work on "Tesla influencer" data. "We'd home in on where they lived and label everything we could along that route."
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