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Amazon to retire Mechanical Turk, ending new customer sign-ups

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Amazon is phasing out its Mechanical Turk crowdsourcing service by stopping new customer sign-ups on July 30, 2026. While existing users can continue to access the platform, Amazon has stated it does not plan to introduce new features. Launched in 2005, Mechanical Turk facilitated small tasks for training AI models and other data annotation needs, but has faced criticism regarding labor ethics and reliability, with many workers now reportedly using AI to complete tasks. AI

IMPACT Marks the end of a significant platform for AI data annotation, potentially impacting future AI model training data quality and cost.

RANK_REASON Product discontinuation announcement from a major tech company.

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Anthony Ha ·

    Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk

    These may be the last days of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk.

  2. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Amazon’s Mechanical Turk to stop accepting new customers – and not even AI can save it

    Workers who use OG crowdsourcing platform say AWS is closing accounts

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