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‘Overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI

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283 points Brajeshwar | 1 comments | 13 Sep 25 11:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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onlinehost ◴[13 Sep 25 13:49 UTC] No.45232069[source]▶
I'm a contractor for one of these companies. It pays okay ($45+/hour) if you can pass qualifications for your area of expertise but the work isn't steady and communication is non-existent. The coding qualifications I did were difficult FAANG algorithm analysis questions. The work has definitely gotten harder over the last year and often says we need to come up with Masters/PhD level work or problems that someone with 5+ years of experience in a field would have difficulty solving. I wish I had a regular job but I live in rural North Carolina and remote work is hard to come by.
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zenmac ◴[13 Sep 25 22:03 UTC] No.45235687[source]▶
>The work has definitely gotten harder over the last year and often says we need to come up with Masters/PhD level work or problems that someone with 5+ years of experience in a field would have difficulty solving.

Many experts are holding out, and I don't blame them. Why would you want to train AI to replace your job?

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1. thwarted ◴[13 Sep 25 23:39 UTC] No.45236207[source]▶
Jeez, the reading comprehension in the other replies is really bad. The "Why would you…" sentence is meant to support the observation that many experts are holding out and have no need to be involved with this training, not meant to ask why people like to get paid.