5 people explain how they broke into AI training and how much they make in their side hustle

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Uber headhunted PhDs to join 'Project Sandbox.' After a month, it said that their AI training contracts were over.

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has pointed to AI training as an example of the company becoming a "platform for work."

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An AI startup powering Meta and OpenAI cut thousands of workers — then offered them a similar project for less money

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Brendan Foody, CEO, Mercor
Brendan Foody is the CEO of Mercor.

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AI training companies are offering up to $150 an hour to get Wall Streeters to train their models

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Scale AI agreed to settle multiple lawsuits from its California contractors

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Scale AI interim CEO Jason Droege
Scale AI interim CEO Jason Droege.

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Scale AI cuts more contractors as it shifts toward more specialized AI training

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Scale AI interim CEO Jason Droege
Scale AI interim CEO Jason Droege.

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AI startups are paying people to film themselves folding laundry — and they'll use this data to train robots

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A humanoid robot folding laundry.
Humans are helping robots learn how to do chores.

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Scale AI's CEO says he looks for 3 traits in interviews

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Scale AI interim CEO Jason Droege
Scale AI interim CEO Jason Droege.

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Neon, a buzzy app that pays to record your calls for AI training data, goes offline to address a security scandal

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The Neon Mobile phone app
The Neon app, which offered to pay users to record their phone calls, went offline on Thursday after a TechCrunch report detailing a security vulnerability.

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AI training companies are raising billions to get humans to teach chatbots. Here are the startups cashing in.

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A robot hand reaching towards a human one in the style of Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam
Human experts are in strong demand for teaching AI chatbots.

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