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Amazon is closing Mechanical Turk on 30 September, ending the 21-year-old marketplace. The move affects workers who earned cents per task and signals AI's growing role.
背景
Amazon launched Mechanical Turk in 2005 as a marketplace for Human Intelligence Tasks (HITs) — small jobs like data labeling and transcription that paid a few cents each. The platform was designed to harness human intelligence for tasks computers couldn't do. However, a 2023 study found that up to 46% of its workers were already using AI to complete tasks, undermining the platform's core premise. Amazon's decision to close it reflects the increasing capability of AI to handle these tasks.
来龙去脉
- 2005Amazon launches Mechanical Turk, a marketplace for small human-powered tasks.
- 2023A study by Swiss academic researchers finds up to 46% of Mechanical Turk workers use AI to complete tasks.
- Aug 26, 2026The Next Web reports Amazon will close Mechanical Turk on 30 September.
- Sep 30, 2026Mechanical Turk is scheduled to permanently close.
各方怎么说
- Official
- Amazon announced the permanent closure and directed workers and requesters to an FAQ page for preparation.
- Analysts
- The closure highlights AI's increasing ability to perform tasks once done by humans, making the platform obsolete.