HOLLYWOOD WRITERS TURN TO AI TRAINING AS GIG WORK
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Entertainment workers are increasingly turning to AI training gigs with companies like Mercor as a primary income source. The work, which involves labeling data and refining AI outputs, has become the modern equivalent of waiting tables for struggling writers in Hollywood.
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