AI fellowship for SWEs: a new low for "flexible work"
Handshake offers experienced Software Engineers hourly contract work to evaluate AI output. This is not the future we need.
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This "AI Fellowship" is a thinly veiled attempt to devalue skilled labour. Handshake, like so many others, rebrands precarious contract work as "flexible opportunity". Do not be fooled: this is the gig economy’s predatory logic, extended to high-skill tech. It diminishes careers, crushes stability, and offers false promises. We should reject this race to the bottom outright.
The strongest counter
The fellowship offers a flexible entry point into the AI space, allowing engineers to contribute to cutting-edge research without the demands of traditional full-time employment. It’s an innovative model for skill-specific, project-based engagement.
