When I was laid off I marked it on LinkedIn, and I noticed an uptick in “recruiters” that were funneling laid-off software devs into MTurk style gigs where they graded LLM responses for a set payout.
Pretty good way to shift your developer labor force from FTEs with benefits and labor law protections to gig workers with zero job security or bargaining power.
Haven’t had many recruiters reach out to me since the rise of llms. Guess there is a bright side after all.
When I was laid off I marked it on LinkedIn, and I noticed an uptick in “recruiters” that were funneling laid-off software devs into MTurk style gigs where they graded LLM responses for a set payout.
Pretty good way to shift your developer labor force from FTEs with benefits and labor law protections to gig workers with zero job security or bargaining power.