Lydia Chepkoech

Contributing Reporter, Nairobi, Nairobi

Lydia Chepkoech reports from Nairobi on the outsourced work behind automated systems: data labeling, content moderation and the companies that sell both. She works with The Overseen under contract.

At The Overseen since March 1, 2023 (3 years).

Stories

• Nov. 3, 2026 Rungwell won an ethics award in October. Two weeks later, one of its longest-serving quality leads walked out.
• May 9, 2023 A nonprofit data labeler now scores its home workers through their webcams