"Business Insider's investigation found at least 100 groups on Facebook illicitly selling access to real and fake AI training accounts, which contractors require to work for data-labeling companies. After we flagged the phenomenon, Meta removed about 40 groups and pieces of content for violating its policies and is continuing to investigate, a spokesperson said."
"The prominent AI training companies ban account reselling and say they have safeguards in place to prevent the practice. But what are purported to be "verified" accounts continue to be up for sale on Facebook, WhatsApp, and Telegram. Internal documents show Scale AI, which received a $14 billion investment from Meta in June, has been battling fraudulent and duplicate accounts and VPN misuse for years, and the company has barred users from some countries from projects to curb cheating."
"Business Insider's findings show how AI training, also known as data labeling, is attracting scammers and shortcut seekers, similar to the account sharing that happened for food delivery and ride-hailing apps. It raises concerns for account buyers and sellers, who could be scammed and have their private information leaked, and for the clients paying the contracting companies."
Thousands of contractors worldwide are being hired to evaluate AI chatbot responses for big technology clients, creating demand for data-labeling accounts used to perform work. Online groups on Facebook, WhatsApp, and Telegram are offering real and fake training accounts for sale, with at least 100 Facebook groups identified and about 40 removed for policy violations. AI training companies prohibit account reselling and deploy safeguards, but fraudulent, duplicate, and VPN-abused accounts persist. Internal records show Scale AI has fought such fraud and restricted users from some countries. The booming data-labeling market attracts scammers, risks private information leaks, and threatens clients paying contracting firms.
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