DataWork Watch · verified
Outlier
Operated by Smart Ecosystems (Scale AI) · official site · application page
| Application status | open |
| Work types | expert / domain specialist, coding & code review, data annotation |
| Countries | unverified |
| Languages | unverified |
| Devices | unverified |
| Payment methods | unverified |
| Qualification required | unknown |
| Legitimacy | caution — full verdict page |
Pay: claimed vs reported
Platform claims: no rate advertised on the pages we verified — unverified.
Independently reported: independent reviews report $25–$60/hr depending on domain expertise (source)
Legitimacy evidence
- multiple worker wage lawsuits filed against Scale AI/Outlier (TechCrunch reported a second wage lawsuit within a month, Jan 2025) (source)
- Better Business Bureau rates the Outlier entity F with unanswered complaints, per independent review aggregation (source)
- on-time payment is nonetheless the most-praised aspect across ~200 pages of Trustpilot reviews — work exists and pays, but task availability and support are widely criticized (source)
Sources
- https://outlier.ai/ — accessed
Change history
- — seed: initial seed from live fetch of https://outlier.ai/
- — legit_status: curated to caution with cited evidence
Not affiliated with Smart Ecosystems (Scale AI). Corrections and disputes: [email protected] — corrections are applied manually and logged in the change history above. DataWork Watch is an independent, sourced dataset — not affiliated with any listed operator. Every fact carries its source and a verified-at date; unverified fields say so. Not legal or financial advice.