Amazon to Close Mechanical Turk Crowdsourced Work Platform by September 2026
Amazon announced it will shut down its Mechanical Turk crowdsourced work platform on September 30, 2026. Launched in 2005, Mechanical Turk enabled companies to outsource tasks like data labeling, survey participation, and content moderation to a global workforce. Founder Jeff Bezos once called it "artificial artificial intelligence" due to its reliance on human workers for tasks difficult for computers. The closure reflects shifts in AI development and competition from newer data annotation services, though Amazon has not specified detailed reasons.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (50/100). Lens Score 38/100.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
mint broke this story on 26 Aug, 07:35 am. Other outlets followed.