Are gamers being used as free labeling labor? The rise of "Simulators" that look like AI training grounds [D]

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Hey everyone, I’m an AI news curator and editor currently working on a piece about a weird trend I’ve been spotting: technical simulators that feel less like "games" and more like sophisticated environments for data collection or Sim-to-Real reinforcement learning. I recently came across "Data Center" on Steam. If you haven't seen it, it’s an incredibly granular sim about wiring, cooling, and managing rack infrastructure. While it's marketed as a tycoon/sim, the level of technical accuracy ha...