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Amazon shuts down its 21-yr-old platform that Bezos described as 'artificial AI'

Amazon has announced that it will shut down its Mechanical Turk platform on September 30, 2026. Once a vital link for hundreds of thousands seeking flexible digital tasks, the service has struggled against the rise of advanced AI technologies and new competitor platforms. Previously, Amazon aimed to pivot Mechanical Turk for its AI training requirements, but many users depended on it for remote…

Amazon shuts down its 21-yr-old platform that Bezos described as 'artificial AI'

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