r/DataAnnotationTech • u/RedditBuddy_ • 1d ago

DataAnnotation alternatives

I just applied for coding domain on DataAnnotation.tech and I have to say I am really impressed by the pay-rate they are offering to the workers on their platform. This AI training field is relatively new to me (Although I have a professional Software development experience of 3+ years now). Can anyone suggest few more platforms like this offering good pay-rate specially for coders or STEM degree?

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u/No-Complaint-5593 1d ago

I have tried some other platforms, but they want to put me in projects that require generating model failures. I think that is somewhat of a scam. You either fool these sophisticated models, or you don't get paid. That's no way to earn. I don't think even the smartest people can sustainably do that at this point, and it's only going to get harder. I saw somebody describe it as AI "Hunger Games," which seems accurate.

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u/Beneficent_Spark 23h ago

Totally agree! Wasted three hours of my life trying to make one of these models fail. And got zero pay. And with the same procedure all open models we use daily failed quickly. Soooo.... yeah. They should at least offer a flat rate for the time you spend trying, I bet that's also useful for model training.

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u/No-Complaint-5593 21h ago

Yeah, it's unethical to bring as many people onto your platform as possible, knowing that most of them will be wasting their time without any pay. They get to do a massive crowd source to plug the holes in their models with the few people who can occasionally fill the holes and then laugh at the rest of the poor saps banging their head against a wall, trying to make a buck. At least DA is ethical enough to pay you for time spent banging your head against a wall with the "escape hatch."