How AI gutted Kenya's essay-writing industry, which at its peak paid 40,000+ people in Nairobi to do overseas students' homework, leaving few paths back to work (New York Times)

New York Times:
How AI gutted Kenya's essay-writing industry, which at its peak paid 40,000+ people in Nairobi to do overseas students' homework, leaving few paths back to work  —  Thousands of Kenyans made a living writing essays for overseas students.  With A.I., the work has dried up, a warning for online gig work that has been a global lifeline.