crowdworkers
Distributed digital workforce
Crowdworkers are people who perform small digital tasks for pay through online platforms.
The work typically involves data labeling, content moderation, surveys, or microtasks that require human judgment but can be distributed to many workers simultaneously.
Crowdworkers tagged thousands of images to train the AI.
The term emphasizes the distributed, often anonymous nature of the labor pool—a crowd rather than a workforce.
Payment for work
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- precariousDangerously insecure
- hourlyOnce each sixty minutes
- invisibleCannot be seen
unprotected · unpaid · classification · misclassification · overtime · burnout · repetitive · tedious
Self-employed project work
- microtaskSmall discrete work unit
- platformRaised flat structure
- pieceworkPay per unit produced
- short-termOf limited duration
contract · independent · self-employed · flexible · on-demand · remote · earnings · ratings
Distant or controller
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- distributedDivided and given out
- globalRelating to entire world
- internet-basedUsing the web
telecommute · online · cloud-based · asynchronous · borderless · outsourcing · offshoring
Gathering place for discourse
- reviewsPublished critical assessments
- ratingsEvaluative scores assigned
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- adviceGuidance on decisions
networking · solidarity · tips · scripts · qualifications · requesters · discord · subreddit
Small discrete work unit
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
survey · CAPTCHA · categorization · validation · verification · OCR
wages
Payment for work
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- precariousDangerously insecure
- hourlyOnce each sixty minutes
invisible · unprotected · unpaid · classification · misclassification · overtime · burnout · repetitive · tedious · undervalued
freelance
Self-employed project work
short-term · contract · independent · self-employed · flexible · on-demand · remote · earnings · ratings · requester
remote
Distant or controller
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- distributedDivided and given out
- globalRelating to entire world
internet-based · telecommute · online · cloud-based · asynchronous · borderless · outsourcing · offshoring
forum
Gathering place for discourse
advice · networking · solidarity · tips · scripts · qualifications · requesters · discord · subreddit
microtask
Small discrete work unit
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
transcription · survey · CAPTCHA · categorization · validation · verification · OCR
crowdworkerspermanent staff
Non-temporary workforce
corporate employees · salaried employees · salaried workers · unionized workers · civil servants
crowdworkersautomation
Self-operating system design
automated systems · AI · robots · bots · algorithms
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