AI model training needs are changing, with subject experts pushing aside generalist data labelers

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As AI systems grow more capable, the bar for human training has risen sharply, and generalist data labelers are being pushed aside.

That's according to HireArt's 2025 AI Trainer Compensation Report, which collected information from more than 150 sources...