Amazon service Bezos once called 'artificial artificial intelligence' is shutting down

Mechanical Turk launched in 2005 as a way to farm out tasks that are easy for humans to complete but too challenging for computers.

Amazon is shutting down a go-to option for gig workers. It's the latest casualty of AI growth.

Amazon is shutting down Mechanical Turk as of September 30. Bloomberg/Getty Images Amazon is shutting down crowdsourced work platform Mechanical Turk, it said on Tuesday. Mechanical Turk became a favorite with gig workers who completed tasks to earn money. The platform increasingly struggled as AI use grew, though. Amazon is closing a platform that became a staple for some gig workers. The company will shut down Mechanical Turk on September 30, according to a message posted on the crowdsour...

Amazon shuts down its 21-yr-old platform that Bezos described as 'artificial AI'

Amazon has announced that it will shut down its Mechanical Turk platform on September 30, 2026. Once a vital link for hundreds of thousands seeking flexible digital tasks, the service has struggled against the rise of advanced AI technologies and new competitor platforms. Previously, Amazon aimed to pivot Mechanical Turk for its AI training requirements, but many users depended on it for remote income opportunities.

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Amazon’s crowdsourced work platform Mechanical Turk to close in September

Mechanical Turk launched in 2005 as a service matching workers with simple digital jobs for them to do and be paid for

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