46% of Tasks Were AI: Amazon to Shut Down Mechanical Turk
Distinct-Question-16 · reddit · 2026-08-26
Amazon announced it will shut down its crowdsourced work platform, Amazon Mechanical Turk, on September 30. Recent studies reveal that up to 46% of tasks on the platform were actually completed by AI rather than humans. This phenomenon not only reflects the challenges facing the gig economy but also highlights the reality of AI's progress in replacing cheap manual labor.
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