China · ChatGPT · Rest of World
When Nureeyah Ogunmuyiwa decided to hire her first employee earlier this year, she faced an unexpected problem
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The 24-year-old makeup artist, who caters to brides and bridal parties among others in Lagos, had never hired anyone before.
Key facts
- Every month, she pays around 2,000 rupees ($26) for ChatGPT Plus and 500 rupees for Canva Pro
- To generate each second of video, Seedance charges about 0.8 to 1 yuan (12 to 15 cents)
- Minidramas were considered low-budget, but it still took about $200,000, a crew of 50 people, and two months to make an entire series
- It takes 10 people, around $20,000, and less than a month to make a series
Summary
Rest of World visited workers across Asia and Africa who are using AI to solve daily problems, make a living, and create new possibilities in their everyday lives. These profiles reveal how people choose to leverage artificial intelligence, what they are willing to delegate, which tasks they insist on handling themselves, and how access to cheap, powerful AI can expand the limits of what one person can accomplish. It’s proof the economic impact of AI is taking shape on a personal, local level as forces in Silicon Valley and China battle to command the global AI ecosystem. When Nureeyah Ogunmuyiwa decided to hire her first employee earlier this year, she faced an unexpected problem.