I couldn't land a job, so I started AI training for $15 an hour. Now I make $100 an hour and built a career around AI.
THE SO WHAT
The path from $15/hour data labeler to $100/hour AI trainer shows a new labor ladder forming around model supervision and evaluation. For operators, this is a real talent pool — people who understand both domain nuance and how models fail — worth tapping before it gets fully priced in.
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