I thought I was exploring an appointment-setting opportunity. Instead, I discovered something much more valuable: a clearer understanding of the kind of work I want to build my future around.
There comes a point in a freelancer’s journey when you realize that not every opportunity is meant to become your destination. Sometimes, it is simply there to teach you something. For the past several months, I had been preparing for AI data annotation work. I took the training seriously because I wasn’t looking at it
AI is creating new opportunities for human workers—but what is AI data annotation really like? I share what I learned as a project-based AI contractor, including the skills, long hours, compensation realities, and instability behind the work.
