AI Workforce & Data Services

Platforms for AI training data, annotation services, and AI-powered talent matching. From data labeling to hiring engineers, these tools power the AI workforce ecosystem.

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Data Labeling
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Talent Platforms

Scale AI

AI Data Platform

The data platform for AI

Scale AI is the leading AI data platform that accelerates the development of AI applications. They provide high-quality training data through a combination of human annotation and machine learning, serving industries from autonomous vehicles to generative AI. Scale powers AI for leading companies like OpenAI, Meta, and Microsoft.

Key Features:

  • High-quality data labeling at scale
  • Generative AI data engine
  • RLHF data for LLM training
  • Automotive & robotics annotation
  • Data curation & quality management
  • Enterprise security & compliance

Best For:

Enterprises building AI products that need high-quality, large-scale training data with enterprise-grade security

Pricing:

Custom enterprise pricing

Integrations:

AWSGCPAzureDatabricksSnowflakeCustom APIs
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Mercor

AI Talent Platform

AI-powered hiring for the modern workforce

Mercor is an AI-powered hiring platform that matches companies with top global talent using advanced AI matching algorithms. The platform handles sourcing, screening, and matching candidates to roles, dramatically reducing time-to-hire while improving match quality. Mercor specializes in technical and AI-related roles.

Key Features:

  • AI-powered candidate matching
  • Global talent pool access
  • Automated screening & vetting
  • Technical skills assessment
  • Instant candidate recommendations
  • Integrated hiring workflow

Best For:

Companies looking to hire technical talent quickly with AI-powered matching and global reach

Pricing:

Success-based pricing, free to post jobs

Integrations:

ATS systemsSlackCalendarVideo conferencingHR platforms
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Labelbox

Data Labeling Platform

The leading training data platform for AI

Labelbox is a comprehensive data-centric AI platform for creating and managing training data. It offers collaborative labeling tools, model-assisted annotation, and data management capabilities. With support for images, video, text, and geospatial data, Labelbox enables teams to iterate faster on their AI models.

Key Features:

  • Collaborative data labeling interface
  • Model-assisted labeling (MAL)
  • Multi-modal data support
  • Quality assurance workflows
  • Catalog & dataset management
  • Active learning integration

Best For:

ML teams who need a flexible, scalable platform for managing training data with built-in quality controls

Pricing:

Free tier available, Enterprise custom pricing

Integrations:

AWS S3GCPAzureDatabricksSnowflakePython SDK
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Appen

AI Training Data

Data for the AI lifecycle

Appen is a global leader in AI training data, providing high-quality, human-annotated datasets for machine learning. With a crowd of over 1 million skilled contractors worldwide, Appen delivers data collection, annotation, and model evaluation services across 180+ languages and dialects.

Key Features:

  • 1M+ global crowd contributors
  • 180+ languages supported
  • Data collection & annotation
  • Model evaluation & testing
  • Responsible AI solutions
  • Industry-specific expertise

Best For:

Global enterprises needing diverse, multilingual training data with human annotation at scale

Pricing:

Project-based and enterprise pricing

Integrations:

AWSGCPAzureCustom data pipelinesML platforms
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Turing

AI Developer Talent

Build your engineering team with AI

Turing is an AI-powered platform that helps companies hire pre-vetted, remote software developers. Using AI to assess and match developers to jobs, Turing provides access to a global talent pool of engineers with verified skills. The platform handles matching, onboarding, and compliance for distributed teams.

Key Features:

  • AI-powered developer vetting
  • 3M+ developer talent pool
  • Skill verification & testing
  • Time zone optimized matching
  • Compliance & payroll handling
  • Developer success management

Best For:

Companies looking to quickly hire remote software developers with verified technical skills

Pricing:

Competitive rates, no upfront fees

Integrations:

SlackGitHubJiraHR systemsPayroll platforms
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Surge AI

NLP Data Labeling

The data labeling workforce for NLP

Surge AI specializes in high-quality data labeling for natural language processing and large language models. With a carefully curated workforce of language experts, they deliver training data for tasks like text classification, entity extraction, content moderation, and RLHF. Known for quality and speed in NLP annotation.

Key Features:

  • Expert NLP annotation workforce
  • RLHF data for LLMs
  • Text classification & NER
  • Content moderation labeling
  • Rapid turnaround times
  • Quality-focused labeling

Best For:

AI teams building NLP and LLM products that need high-quality text annotation from language experts

Pricing:

Project-based pricing

Integrations:

Python SDKREST APICustom data formatsML pipelines
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Sama

Ethical AI Data

Ethical AI training data at scale

Sama is a training data company with a focus on ethical AI and social impact. They provide annotation services for computer vision, NLP, and generative AI while employing workers in underserved communities. Sama combines high-quality data labeling with a mission to create dignified digital work.

Key Features:

  • Ethical workforce practices
  • Computer vision annotation
  • NLP & generative AI data
  • Managed labeling services
  • Quality assurance processes
  • B-Corp certified company

Best For:

Organizations that prioritize ethical AI practices and want quality training data with positive social impact

Pricing:

Project-based and managed services

Integrations:

AWSGCPAzureLabelboxCustom integrations
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Hive

Enterprise AI & Data

Enterprise AI solutions & data labeling

Hive offers enterprise AI solutions including cloud-based AI models, data labeling services, and content moderation. Their Data platform provides high-quality annotations for training custom models, while their pre-built AI models handle tasks like content moderation, visual search, and document understanding.

Key Features:

  • Pre-built AI models (moderation, OCR)
  • Custom model training data
  • High-volume data labeling
  • AutoML capabilities
  • Real-time content moderation
  • Enterprise API access

Best For:

Enterprises needing both pre-built AI solutions and custom training data services in one platform

Pricing:

Usage-based and enterprise pricing

Integrations:

AWSGCPREST APIsWebhooksCloud storage
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Andela

Tech Talent Network

Global tech talent network

Andela is a global talent network that connects companies with vetted software engineers and technical professionals. Using AI-powered matching and rigorous vetting processes, Andela provides access to talent across Africa, Latin America, and beyond. They specialize in long-term placements and team augmentation.

Key Features:

  • AI-powered talent matching
  • Rigorous technical vetting
  • Global talent across continents
  • Long-term placements focus
  • Team augmentation services
  • Talent success support

Best For:

Companies seeking long-term remote engineering talent with a focus on emerging market professionals

Pricing:

Flexible engagement models

Integrations:

SlackGitHubJiraHR platformsVideo conferencing
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Snorkel AI

Programmatic Labeling

Programmatic data labeling for AI

Snorkel AI pioneered programmatic data labeling, enabling teams to label training data using code instead of manual annotation. Their data-centric AI platform helps enterprises build and deploy AI applications faster by automating the data labeling process while maintaining quality through weak supervision.

Key Features:

  • Programmatic labeling with code
  • Weak supervision framework
  • Labeling function development
  • Data slicing & error analysis
  • Model iteration acceleration
  • Enterprise deployment options

Best For:

ML teams who want to accelerate labeling with programmatic approaches and reduce reliance on manual annotation

Pricing:

Enterprise pricing

Integrations:

DatabricksSnowflakeAWSGCPSparkPython
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How to Choose AI Workforce & Data Services

For LLM & GenAI Training Data

Platforms specializing in RLHF and generative AI data:

  • Scale AI - Enterprise leader for LLM training data
  • Surge AI - Specialized in NLP annotation
  • Snorkel AI - Programmatic labeling approach

For Computer Vision Data

Platforms for image and video annotation:

  • Scale AI - Leader in autonomous vehicle data
  • Labelbox - Flexible annotation platform
  • Sama - Ethical approach to CV annotation

For Hiring Technical Talent

AI-powered platforms for finding developers:

  • Mercor - Fast AI matching for tech roles
  • Turing - Large pool of vetted developers
  • Andela - Long-term talent placements

For Multilingual & Global Data

Platforms with global workforce coverage:

  • Appen - 180+ languages, 1M+ contributors
  • Sama - Ethical global workforce
  • Scale AI - Enterprise-grade global data

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