Amazon announced that its crowdsourcing service Mechanical Turk will stop accepting new customers after July 30, 2026, though existing users can continue using it. Launched in 2005, Mechanical Turk allowed people to perform small tasks that resisted automation, playing a key role in AI data annotation and sparking ethical debates. The service's relevance has diminished amid fraud and AI advancements, with many workers now using AI tools themselves, raising questions about its future. Amazon will maintain the service without new features but may eventually discontinue it entirely.
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