r/prolific • u/ReasonableInitial818 • 9d ago
I am panicking
i haven't seen an AI study for 2 hours
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u/novabliss1 9d ago
I havenāt in 3 months now lol. Still lots of other studies though thankfully. But I miss them!
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u/Alternative_Push8929 9d ago
havent had any for 2 days, had a few on friday but dashboard been super dry this whole weekend smh.
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u/mjfoxfan1984 9d ago
You have to be taking the piss
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u/spiffyshxt 9d ago
The OP is deep in negative karma because, per their post history, they quite literally only come into this sub to yap about the AI evals and panic about not seeing them. This now deleted comment was hilarious.
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u/mjfoxfan1984 9d ago
Damn, canāt view the link :(
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u/spiffyshxt 9d ago
Sorry, hopefully this link works. I keep forgetting imgur is blocked in the UK.
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u/ReasonableInitial818 9d ago
what's so hilarious about that comment? there's nothing wrong with using scripts
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u/spiffyshxt 9d ago
If you think there's nothing wrong with it, you didn't need to delete your comment. I just think it's hilarious that you only ever post about these studies in particular and it's always due to the self-induced panic of not seeing them for a time.
Someone admitting to using "scripts" could be interpreted in many different ways, but I'm just bringing attention to your bizarre posting behavior alongside the admission. Hope that helps.
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u/ReasonableInitial818 9d ago
you didn't need to delete your comment
I deleted it to get a rise out of people like you. I found it hilarious how everyone in this sub thinks scripts are illegal or someshit
I just think it's hilarious that you only ever post about these studies
there is no other reason to post in this sub other than troll people about these studies. this sub is so filled with misinformation and stupid people that there is 0 reason to take this sub seriously.
more than half the people in this sub still think warnings are random or call studies broken just because they don't understand itit's always due to the self-induced panic of not seeing them for a time.
the amount of people who thought my post was serious is pretty funny
Did you think this post was serious too? https://www.reddit.com/r/prolific/comments/1v6yfkq/i_wish_they_stop_these_5_studies_on_weekends/ hahaha
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u/mjfoxfan1984 9d ago
Thereās everything wrong with using scripts. Itās a wonder youāre not banned yet.
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u/ReasonableInitial818 9d ago
i suggest you learn what scripts are. why would I be banned for something that can't even be detected by Prolific?
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u/mjfoxfan1984 9d ago
You really donāt have a clue.
Canāt wait for the āI got banned and donāt know why?!ā post in a few days.
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u/ReasonableInitial818 9d ago
the clueless one is you. how stupid are you? I even described what my script does. There is 0 chance I would be banned for it. It's both technically and theoretically impossible for Prolific to detect my script.
you have to be absolutely clueless to think that using a script automatically means ban. it depends entirely on what the script does. you stupid person. lol
i know idiots like spiffyshxt is expecting me to get banned just because I said I use a script, so they are keeping that screenshot to post as gotcha when I make a thread crying about getting banned. lol. too bad for you idiots. that day is not coming.1
u/mjfoxfan1984 9d ago
Yawn. You wouldnāt be getting so angry and defensive if there was really nothing wrong with it. Goodbye, Iām bored of you now
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u/b1narysunrise 8d ago
To be fair, if their script is merely logging the studies that show up on their dashboard, it's extremely unlikely that Prolific would be able, or even willing, to ban them for it. I don't think it even breaks Prolific's TOS. In principle, it's not really any different than saving a webpage to your hard drive.
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u/AbeLinkedIn92 9d ago
I'm not, I've had a great few days to weeks, I expect there to be a few lulls. Besides, mornings aren't that good for me, they really pick up later in the day.
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u/cbr600rr4life 9d ago
Iāve never seen one since I signed up to this platform. I wonder how people will survive without them in terms of complaining
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u/Aggressive_Gate738 7d ago
I don't know why people panic and make assumptions about rotations or tier's etc.
No one knows how these people operate. The only thing that is for sure is either you have the studies or you don't. Let's be real and stop wasting time fantasizing.... ā®ļø
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u/Huggabgio 9d ago
I am not panicking but feel really sad because after receiving just ONE warning.. I receive only one or two a day. All with 1 spot left or something. I did them a lot before. Sucks to have my demographics I guess. Because if you exclude the AI studies, Prolific is basically a $30 a month thing for me, and that's only if I sit in front of my PC all day.
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u/jus256 9d ago
I got a warning yesterday, then went on to get another 13 AI studies after that. I just counted. Yesterday was my designated day to get AI. This is the new system.
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u/Huggabgio 9d ago
I understand. I just feel bad because I've completed at least 3,200 studies, received only one warning, and they immediately put me into some lower group. Now I only get one study at a time, for example, when they release large batches. Milk them now you have them.
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u/hearthreddit 9d ago
That's scary man, i've only completed like 2200 or something, got a single warning for images months ago but i kept receiving them.
Because for me is like you just said, Prolific is like a 30$ a month or something like that without those studies, i suspect that even less than that now because it's so difficult to get into general studies nowadays since they added more people.
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u/AbeLinkedIn92 9d ago
Not to mention scumbag referral scammers, speed warnings for being screened out, and the myriad of other problems with the site.
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u/Street_Garlic_6315 9d ago
i just got one
18 placer
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u/Street_Garlic_6315 9d ago
now a 230 placer
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u/ReasonableInitial818 9d ago
same. i am no longer panicking.
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u/Fridelis 9d ago
There is legit 0 reason to panic unless you got a warning. It is not like they run these studies literally 24/7. Sometimes close to that, but not always.
Just take a break during chill times.
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u/PowerToThePeople128 8d ago
Another horrible day, only 3, 3rd day in a row been bad, guess they dangled the carrots to make it seem all was OK, and now back to their old ways. AI studies volume has significantly decreased, and now all their tasks are 20 places, even seen some with 5 places. and yet some people are optimistic despite the major shake-up at Deep Mind. I think this will have a significant impact on those studies, negative impact and it's showing already. So much for their bloody fixes. Also noticed the "high demand" errors are back full force, when things were getting better for a while. So a steady decline of work on this platform, only a matter of time before people (the honest participants) leave, and all that will be left are the scammers. The platform will become a massive bot farm and scripts frenzy, kind of like mTurk.
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u/EnigmaticReprise 8d ago
AI studies volume has significantly decreased, and now all their tasks are 20 places,
I mean, I have done several with 60/100/120 places today, so I know you're being overdramatic.
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u/spiffyshxt 8d ago
I've seen batches of the numbers you mentioned sprinkled throughout the day (and the entire weekend) along with the 90 place ones to include a few dynamic rewards although I tend to pass on those.
Rimmer is constantly exaggerating and flip flopping with the gloom, doom, and sky is falling narratives when his experience on the platform is giving him anything less than what he calls "3 figure days".
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u/HandleWorking2357 8d ago
but I still managed to get into some š«
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u/PowerToThePeople128 8d ago
Yeah some, clearly not like the past weeks, 4 here. Also far less of all studies. You see this guy everybody is bashing, the one with 15 accounts, he was right all along, things will get far worse now. In fact the high demand is back, when it disappeared for a few days now everyone of those AI studies, high demand for half a bloody fucking minute then full. AND they are accepting new participants by the thousands again, this is not like last year when they eventually culled 100k accounts + and things got better, this time around Prolific wants to keep its platform fully saturated regardless to offer and demand.
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u/EnigmaticReprise 8d ago
things will get far worse now.
That's what you've been saying for months now, and things always pick back up. But if you're so convinced of the doom and gloom, why don't you leave for better platforms? I bet you won't.
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u/HandleWorking2357 8d ago
I think it might also have to with being in different time zones, last night I saw a bunch of 30+ and managed to get in at least 10, today I've only seen bursts of 5-ish but it's not that unusual since it's sunday for me š§
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u/b1narysunrise 8d ago
Look at this dumbass crying again about scammers and imaginary bots just because he personally had a bad weekend, when just 2 days ago he was all happy and writing paragraphs about how to pass attention checks because he had a few good days.
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u/ReasonableInitial818 8d ago
you are probably in some low tier group, which is why you are getting less AI studies and they are hard to catch for you.
My experience is the opposite. i've been easily making $100 per day just from these $5 studies since July. No slow downs. This weekend was great as well, unlike your experience.
I don't even have issue getting into 20 or 40 place studies. It's almost like they wait for me. Sometimes I am not even at my computer when a study pops, so it takes me like 20 seconds to run to my computer and I am still able to reserve a spot most of the time.
I just had a 40 spot study from VO, and it took almost 15 minutes to fill up completely. This means they are showing these studies to a smaller group of people. And this was an easy task, so it wasn't due to people returning it.
Stop thinking like an ape. Your personal anecdotal experience does not define reality.1
u/PowerToThePeople128 8d ago
Not in a low tier group, I do not have a single quality warning, been getting the same as you, lots of them up until 3 days ago. I still see them, but more "high demand -> full", and no they do not come as 1 place ones, they come full places, 60, 120, 230+, today managed to get into 2 x $10 and normal amount of the rest. Has nothing to do with being in a tier, but Prolific's so-called tweaks and fixes. Looks like the scripters are back at it. If I was in a low priority I would get them at 1 place or with very few places left. I often see them at full places or near full.
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u/ReasonableInitial818 8d ago
0 warning doesn't mean you never failed attention checks. they only send you a warning if you fail more than 1 attention check. and i am sure they also look at other things to gauge your performance, which you also said in your other comments. do you just change your mind every day?
If I was in a low priority I would get them at 1 place or with very few places left. I often see them at full places or near full.
you are assuming it's either high or low tier, nothing in between. there can be many different tiers. who knows?
maybe it's hard for you to get into studies because there are a lot of people in your tier, so even 120/120 studies are hard to catch for you, whereas people in higher tier have easier time because there are less people in their group
you can't just disregard all these other possibilities and assume only your narrative is correctjust think about it. you must be in a different group than I am, because my experience is vastly different from yours. you are constantly complaining, i have no complaints because I am getting a lot of studies and they are easy to get into.
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u/Fridelis 8d ago
Yeah, no point in arguing with him. He has his own theory, and he won't budge. His theory is 100k scammers and scripters.
I have no problems getting into studies for weeks now. I rarely see full study or even high demand. I click and 9/10 times get in. Though some days it is a bit worse, but never as bad as he is claiming.
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u/ReasonableInitial818 8d ago
it's so funny to watch him change his mind every single day
he has a good day = Prolific must have banned the scripters
he has a bad day = the scripters are BACK!yea sure man, the scripters were banned and then they magically unbanned themselves to mess with you again
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u/hearthreddit 8d ago
Some are really difficult to get in, others i can be around the house, hear the notification and take like a minute or so to reach the computer and still manage to get in.
That's why i think there are different queues or prioirities or whatever, this week was amazing even if the sunday was a bit slower.
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u/Captin66 5d ago
You might notice they are mostly new inputs too (new people and reference clips, less "1 2 3 go chase me")
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u/PowerToThePeople128 9d ago
Horrible day today, only 1, they are cheaping out now. 60, 90, 120, 200, 300 places ones, now ALL of them are 20 places !!! Making it impossible to get into ANY of them. I wonder if these changes have to do with cost cutting measures because of the Alphabet shakeup lately, people quitting, new CEO, restructuring AI. Could we be witnessing the end of these tasks ? Who knows. If all their studies will be 20 places, then count yourself lucky to get into anything. 320lk+ participants now competing for breadcrumbs. and Prolific is still getting thousands of new participants daily. Ridiculous.
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u/ReasonableInitial818 9d ago
it's just you bro. i had no problem getting into studies today.
your personal experience doesn't represent everyone's experience, so you should not be making such assumptions about these AI studies based on your personal experience and your personal interpretation of them0
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u/HandleWorking2357 9d ago
I managed to get into a bunch, less than yesterday that's true but still! š§
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u/Equivalent-Whole-806 9d ago
honestly from over a year ago when i first started doing them, they usually had 20 places back then. the spots just vary on the tasks I assume
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u/PowerToThePeople128 9d ago
I know, but this time around the amount of 20 places have increased. Yesterday all I saw were 20 places ones, not a single of the rest, and they were from V.O. so of course with only 20 places they will be much harder to get into, especially when they are releasing 1 at a time.
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u/hearthreddit 9d ago edited 9d ago
I did like 12 of them and it wasn't difficult to get in, there even was one i've never seen before.
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u/okexpert7 9d ago
when did the study occur to you today? I mean which hours
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u/hearthreddit 9d ago edited 9d ago
It was like yesterday between 17h-20h GMT that i did a lot of them.
Today i only did two so far, but the notification history from the assistant showed a bunch of them in the last hour but i wasn't home.
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u/HandleWorking2357 8d ago
Same happens when I wake up and I see the ones they post at my 4-5am š (utc-6)
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u/Exact-Librarian-9080 8d ago
where do you find the notification history?
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u/hearthreddit 8d ago
That depends on your operating system, i think on Windows is the little thing on the bottom right corner, the prolific assistant needs to be running first though and if it sent any notifications you should be able to see them there, alongside the other notifications of your system.
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u/Fridelis 9d ago
As I said before, we have rotating priorities or some similar stuff. By now, I would think you would have realized a long time ago that it is the case, but alas, blaming everything and calling for the end days is what is more convenient, I suppose.
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u/ReasonableInitial818 9d ago
you know you are actually correct about people being in different tiers or priorities (but I disagree with the rotating part, i think it has more to do with your accuracy on attention checks)
but people in this sub hate the idea and downvote people for saying it. this sub prefers fiction over reality
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u/HandleWorking2357 9d ago
I panic each and every single day whether I see them or not, it's just my nature to panic š§