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AI trainer, chatbot response evaluation

Scale AI · Apr 2024 · Data annotation and evaluation

A new Remotasks contributor recorded a video interview, read long guidelines and joined training calls. The evaluation of chatbot answers came next, and they failed with no feedback.

  • Community report, paraphrased
  • 5 rounds
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How it ran

  1. A recorded video interview.
  2. A long set of guidelines to read.
  3. An hour-long training video.
  4. An hour-long group call with trainers.
  5. An evaluation test rating chatbot responses.

What was asked

  • Assess chatbot responses against the project guidelines.

What the interviewer or test was like

  • A recorded video interview at the start, with no live interviewer.
  • The test seemed to be graded automatically within an hour.

Tips

  • Study the guidelines closely, since the test is judged against them.

Outcome

Failed the evaluation with no feedback.

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