The Blind Kittens and the Trainers of Their New AI Models: Whose AI will be better — one trained by people who use AI every day, or by people forbidden to use it?

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An essay on how the AI industry selects the people who train and evaluate its models. Platforms that recruit AI trainers usually forbid them to use AI tools in their tasks, while the labs themselves bring AI assistants into their own evaluation work. The essay argues that such a rule checks compliance with a tool ban rather than fitness for the work, may drive away experienced AI users, and rewards concealment over disclosure. It proposes four conditions of participation: access to substantive work, fair pay for creative labour, freedom of judgment, and declared use of modern AI tools. Whether these conditions produce better models has not been measured; it is stated as a testable hypothesis. Written in support of the AI industry, by a daily AI user. Russian and English versions. Эссе о том, как индустрия ИИ отбирает людей, которые обучают и оценивают её модели. Площадки, набирающие тренеров ИИ, обычно запрещают им пользоваться ИИ в заданиях, хотя сами лаборатории встраивают ИИ-помощников в свою проверку. Автор показывает, что такое правило проверяет соблюдение запрета, а не пригодность к работе, и предлагает четыре условия участия. Их влияние на качество моделей — проверяемая гипотеза. Русская и английская версии. LinkedIn article:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blind-kittens-trainers-new-ai-models-igor-kapustin-1or8f Author’s LinkedIn profile:https://www.linkedin.com/in/igor-kapustin-457418384/