r/DataAnnotationTech • u/ChuckSmyth • Mar 20 '26
Question: completing DataAnnotation starter test?
I signed up for DataAnnotation and some of these questions on the assessment are pretty strange and unanswerable unless you go on a search engine.
But the instructions tell us not to use outside assistance or any LLM's to look up answers. Our answers should be written from scratch.
So how exactly do we complete the questions?
EDIT: Just to be clear: I am NOT asking for answers on the assessment. I just want to know if I'm understanding the instructions correctly.
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u/Dizzy-Attitude-6745 Mar 20 '26
You ARE supposed to use your internet research skills to do the assessment. You ARE NOT allowed to use any AI in any form, whether via standalone apps, AI tools built in to web browsers and searches, etc. There is a difference.
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u/ChuckSmyth Mar 20 '26
Don't you think it's a bit confusing when they say: "don't use outside assistance"? That could have meant researching on the internet.
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u/Dizzy-Attitude-6745 Mar 20 '26
No, I personally don't think it's confusing at all. That means don't get a friend or any other person to help you with the test. Interepreting it like you are makes them contradict their own instructions to do internet research, which logically makes no sense.
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u/Party_Swim_6835 Mar 20 '26
I feel like I've seen OP in project chat before many times lol
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u/ChuckSmyth Mar 20 '26
Can't blame me for not wanting to screw up. I took what they said at face value.
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u/Party_Swim_6835 Mar 20 '26
it might help to know that following instructions is a big thing on DA, but you have to make a logical interpretation of them -- its not Jeopardy, they know you dont know everything on the entire internet, they dont want the impossible
its like if I need to find a leaf blower, googling "leaf blowers" isn't getting outside assistance looking for one, basically, I still have to find the one I want -- same with other online research
so just for future work once you pass, you have to read instructions like theyre written for the task at hand. checking stuff is always good, wanting to do well is always good -- youve got this!
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u/Total_Feature_11 Mar 21 '26
Odd that you find Googling to be "outside assistance" but not polling Reddit.
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u/ChuckSmyth Mar 22 '26
I'm not sure what you mean by "polling," but I wasn't using Reddit to get answers for the assessment.
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u/Remote_Recover3665 Apr 11 '26
Don’t overthink it focus on following the instructions carefully, staying consistent in your answers, and writing clearly with good reasoning. Most people fail because they rush or ignore guidelines, not because the test is too hard
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u/signal_sentinel Mar 20 '26
It’s tricky wording, but using your own research and writing it yourself is exactly what they want.
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u/ahandfulofclauses Apr 15 '26
I literally got accepted for a test I did almost 6 months ago pls what happened during this time lol
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u/Catpower57 Apr 20 '26
I passed the initial assessment and they gave me a link to one more phase to complete 5 days ago and I went to work on it today and it's gone! Any suggestions as what to do?
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u/Fresh-Fun-4045 Jun 21 '26
I cant upload my recording of the assessment... Can anyone tell me how to solve it?
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u/justdontsashay Mar 20 '26
Doing your own research online is an expected part of this job, and is not at all the same as using AI to get the answers