# AI reduces Kenya's overseas essay-writing gig work, report says

_Sunday, September 6, 2026 at 8:01 AM EDT · AI, Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

The New York Times reports that AI has sharply reduced work in Kenya's essay-writing industry, which at its peak paid more than 40,000 people in Nairobi to complete assignments for overseas students. The report describes fewer routes back to work for affected writers and frames the decline as a warning for online gig work that has served as a global livelihood source.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/260906/p4#a260906p4)

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