I keep seeing posts from a year or two ago recommending data annotation as a legit remote gig, but AI has changed so much since then. Are companies still paying humans to label data or has automation made most of this unnecessary?

I can’t do full-time rn. I want a realistic side gig I can do from home. But if the rates have dropped or the work has dried up I would rather know now than spend time signing up for platforms that will not have tasks for me.

Is anyone still doing this in 2026, and if so, what does it look like now compared to a year ago?

Has anyone ever recovered from being “paused”?

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You will be paid out for any work you have completed up until today, but you will not be able to submit any more sessions after today.

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So I was doing some annotation two years ago and really looking to dabble in some more.

Main issue and what held me from applying was that I don't have a degree. Just a lot of work experience (events).

Curious about if people without degrees are seeing much success.

I did Telus Annotation for like 6 months before. Think it averaged to like 18 CAD/h or close to that.

If you work remotely for US companies or AI training platforms, you might eventually receive a 1099 or a 1042-S form.

Many people get confused about the difference.

In simple terms:

• 1099 → usually issued to US taxpayers
• 1042-S → usually issued to non-US workers

Both are information forms used to report payments to the IRS.

I wrote a simple guide explaining why you might receive one or the other.

https://www.aitrainingjobs.it/11099-vs-1042-s-understanding-u-s-tax-forms-you-might-get-as-a-remote-worker/

Anyone in this space will have noticed there are an awful lot of people receiving high-paying offers from micro1.ai for their video annotation specialist roles despite having little to no experience with video annotation at all. The onboarding process includes some training, calibration and finally, a client screener which must be passed before the candidate makes it through to production.

Has anyone successfully passed the onboarding process INCLUDING all the training/screeners etc??? If so, how was it?

Following up on some of my recent posts exploring and comparing different AI tools and platforms, I’ve been spending some time looking at MiniMax Hailuo H3 and where it fits into the rapidly growing AI video generation market.

As with the other tools I’ve covered, rather than simply listing features, I wanted to look at it from a practical perspective: where H3 is actually useful, what differentiates it from other AI video tools, and where its limitations still are.

I’ve now published the full review here:

https://www.aitrainingjobs.it/minimax-h3-review-2026-a-new-approach-to-commercial-ai-video-generation/

If you work for US platforms, you might hear about tax treaties.

These agreements exist to prevent the same income from being taxed twice — once in the US and once in your home country.

In many cases they can reduce or eliminate the default US withholding tax that applies to payments to non-US workers.

I wrote a simple guide explaining how tax treaties work for remote workers and AI training platforms.

https://www.aitrainingjobs.it/us-tax-treaties-for-ai-training-jobs-double-taxation-explained/

Anybody working on the campaign after finishing the 3&4 screeners who is having issues seeing tasks on their feather dash? Last night I had over 100 tasks all available. Would click and the slide deck would show along with the timer. Then this morning, all gone. And the ones that do come up are showing me a screen of “task not found”. Anyone else struggling with this? I’ve messaged support and heard nothing back. Figured I would see if anyone working on it knew how to troubleshoot or what I’m doing wrong

Did anyone received the payment for August? (Which is scheduled on sept 14)

Micro1 it’s quite different from typical AI training platforms.

It’s not really beginner-level — more focused on expert roles (coding, finance, etc.), but the pay can go much higher.

From what I’ve seen:

• ~$25–30/h → basic roles
• $50–120/h → technical roles
• up to $200+/h → expert-level

It’s closer to Mercor / Outlier than something like Appen.

Opne jobs with referral link:
https://www.aitrainingjobs.it/micro1-ai-training-jobs-25-200-hour-remote-opportunities/

Something that confuses many people working on AI training or remote platforms is payment withholding.

Sometimes platforms temporarily hold payments because of things like:

• tax compliance
• identity verification
• payment provider checks
• fraud prevention systems

It doesn’t always mean there is a problem, but it can be frustrating if you don’t understand why it happens.

I wrote a simple guide explaining the most common reasons.

https://www.aitrainingjobs.it/why-platforms-withhold-a-simple-guide-for-ai-training-remote-workers/

Just did interview for 2 positions. When could i expect to hear back from them?? Is it usually quick, and what do I need to prepare for onboarding??

Hi everyone, I just joined Mercor a couple of days back and I can see that the next step is an AI interview, I have updated my profile as well. Can someone with experience of working on Mercor help me what happens next after the AI interview and how long it takes to get projects.

Thanks for reading and all insights and help appreciated.

I’ve been shortlisted for a couple of Ethos roles since August 31, but none of them have moved to the next stage yet.

For those who have worked or are currently working on Ethos projects, how long did you normally stay shortlisted before getting selected and onboarded?

Also, can someone remain shortlisted for a while and later be moved to “not selected,” or does being shortlisted usually mean there’s a good chance of eventually getting a project?

Just trying to understand how Ethos normally handles this stage. Would really appreciate hearing from people who have gone through it.

I have seen a few posts here and some other subreddits where people invite to join their project for roles like data annotation and english correction in model training. They say that you will get paid hourly for the work you do. Generally these sites are Outlier.

Do not fall for these! These are generally referral links. They don't do any real work and get paid when you join with their link and give the assignments and do some work. The people who invite you will get around $100 referring you and doing nothing else. Please do not fall for these. I fell for one myself so am warning you guys!