Attention all aspiring novelists and poets: We need your writing skills to fuel the capabilities of AI. Companies that provide training data for AI models are now looking to hire creative writers, according to a report by Rest of World. This opportunity may eventually threaten the marketability of writers’ skills. However, in a time when AI is consuming books without permission, it at least provides a more honest way to access literary expertise.
The job listings for these opportunities resemble typical gig economy side-hustles. Companies are offering hourly pay to candidates with graduate degrees or professional experience who are capable of remote work.
In May, San Francisco-based AI training startup Scale AI posted a job for “AI training for creative writers” seeking individuals fluent in English, Japanese, and Hindi. They offer an hourly wage of $25 to $50 based on educational background and experience, specifically targeting candidates with master’s degrees and PhDs. Australian firm Appen also posted a job for a “creative writing expert” and is actively seeking writers with advanced degrees.
Remotasks, a micro-task job site, has listed AI creative writing training jobs in various languages, including Xhosa, Slovenian, and Malayalam. Hourly wages vary depending on the language (for example, Turkish offers $3.24 to $4.51 per hour, while Catalan offers $15.50 per hour).
Based on the job descriptions, it seems that the work is project-based and aims to gather human feedback on AI-generated writing. Both Scale AI and Remotasks even provide opportunities to write short stories on assigned topics.
AI companies seek legal gray area to improve writing skills through LLMs
While AI models can create written content, they have not yet reached the level of literary greats like Hemingway. However, they are making efforts to improve. Generative AI companies have been using a pirated collection of ebooks called “Books3” to enhance the creativity and complexity of their large language models (LLMs). This collection, which can now be searched through an article published in The Atlantic on September 25, contains over 190,000 titles.
This library of unauthorized works has become central to ongoing legal disputes between publishers and writers on one side, and AI and other tech companies on the other. Earlier this month, a group of 17 writers, including George R. R. Martin, author of the fantasy series behind Game of Thrones, Follow Google News
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