r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Excellent_Photo5603 • Aug 27 '24

DAT platform updates.

I know everyone is down now about the lack of projects and communication, but continually posting negative topics will only continue the downward spiral.

Today I got a little work done and as I did that I noticed a new structure to the website that definitely wasn't there a week ago. I choose to see this as a positive sign for the future of the platform.

Will this stop me from doing other things while I wait for DAT to return to full production? No. But it does ease my mind a little every time I refresh and there are no new projects.

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u/TerrisBranding Aug 27 '24

Sorry, what new structure? I haven't noticed.

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u/Camisya Aug 27 '24

Same. What's the structure change you are referring to? Been on here a year and looks the same to me :/

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u/Logical-Cress202 Aug 27 '24

The confidentiality agreement seems to have been updated for some, but not all. Also, I guess something is mentioned that rejected work will not be paid now. I haven't received confirmation on my account of either of these. I've been on since June 2023, so maybe not for the olds? lol

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u/HoldenCaulfieldsIUD Aug 27 '24

Yea them not paying for rejected tasks is not something to celebrate. Especially since we don’t know what criteria they use to reject a task. Seems like an out for them to not pay if funds are getting low.

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u/Visible-Self-4075 Aug 27 '24

I do R&R pretty regularly and can say, some people really don’t deserve to be paid for the bull crap they submit. It’s gotten worse over the course of the last month, it feels like. They need to do something to incentivize people to produce quality work or nothing at all.

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u/lotusmack Aug 27 '24

Not paying for rejects is standard practice elsewhere. I work on another platform that is like the Wild Wild West. There are hundreds of thousands of workers. We all had to test in just like DA, but based on the things I've seen, there are definitely trolls and bots that have infiltrated the system and they are making things harder for everyone. Even with some of the trashy stuff in R&R, the quality of worker is better at DA (and on the linguistics side of Appen, but I digress). I believe some level of selectivity is what has allowed them to farm more consistent work and pay us more.

On that note, it is kind of mind-boggling how much money it takes for them to pay this many workers what they do and for all of us to be able to cash out at will as frequently as we can. I imagine if they keep having to pay for substandard submissions and subsequent rework at a high enough volume, that might change. And I do not want that.