You've been training AI for free

Modern AI needs tons of data for training and quality control -- and a lot of it is coming from human beings, whether it's contract workers recruited from Amazon's Mechanical Turk or regular users filling out a CAPTCHA.

Learn more:

Subscribe:
Like The Verge on Facebook:
Follow on Twitter:
Follow on Instagram:

Why'd You Push That Button Podcast:
The Vergecast Podcast:
More about our podcasts:

Read More:
Community guidelines:
Wallpapers from The Verge:

Subscribe to Verge Science on YouTube, a new home base for our explorations into the future of science:

Captcha,recaptcha,google,robots,ai,artificial intelligence,machine learning,human,test,bot,bypass,technology,top 10,gadgets,tech,latest updates,tech news,how to,mkbhd,apple,iphone,review,microsoft,verge,the verge,mechanical turk,mturk,data entry,