What I Learned Working with a Giant ‘Evil' Tech Company — Part 1 (or: How I Helped Train an A.I. ...What I Learned Working with a Giant ‘Evil' Tech Company — Part 1 (or: How I Helped Train an A.I. ...
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What I Learned Working with a Giant ‘Evil' Tech Company — Part 1 (or: How I Helped Train an A.I. Model Without Losing My Soul) You know which one. From May 2023 to July 2024, I worked on a long-term A.I. content evaluation project through Tech Mahindra (agency) for one of the largest, most powerful tech companies on the planet. Now, I can’t name them (NDA), but...they might rhyme with "Doodle." The project focused on assessing generative A.I. performance at scale—used by millions of users worldwide. What started as basic annotation turned into a masterclass in managing scale, building documentation, designing training systems, and evaluating human-A.I. interaction. Peep the Comments for More 👇☝🏾
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This role pushed me to grow fast, think critically, and advocate for clarity, equity, and creative excellence—within the system and against it. My starting title was “Content Manager." What I Actually did? 😌 Evaluated 1,000+ A.I.-generated queries per cycle for accuracy,...
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Some of the Challenges I faced included Scale vs. Soul: and the tea is hot. A.I. was a new Frontier, and in the “Wild West,” Speed mattered. But so did meaning. I often had to defend clarity over quotas to PM’s and, eventually, stakeholders. We were growing so fast, and the...
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· Documentation = Power. Keep records, Write Emails, Document your calls. Because verbal promises sound nice, but proof is nicer. · Knowledge = Security Clear, scalable training isn’t just nice—it protects people. Understanding helps you find your path without the pitfalls. ·...
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