AI Data Labeling Gigs Emerge as a New Layer of the Gig Economy

Platforms like Mindrift are recruiting workers to record videos and label data for AI training at rates up to $60 per day — a growing but largely invisible labor market.

@MrCharlesky promoted Mindrift, a platform paying up to $60 per day for recording videos used to train AI models. While the engagement was niche, the post reflects a broader trend: AI training data is becoming a significant employment category, particularly in regions where $60/day represents meaningful income.

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