Dev exposes AI labs paying reviewers under NDAs for undisclosed sponsored evals
gnukeith · x · 2026-10-24
Developer gnukeith called out a 'scummy' practice in the AI scene: labs pay creators to review models without disclosing sponsorship. In the quoted thread, a creator admits they were offered paid sponsorship under an NDA, believes other companies do the same, and says they're afraid to elaborate because they signed the NDA. gnukeith states he never took money and refused clearly, acknowledges he's 'probably burning a bridge' and may never test another model from them, but felt it was right to speak up — exposing a gray zone of paid reviews and NDA pressure in AI benchmarking.
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