Adult independent contributors
Official informationShipd requires contributors to be at least 18 and legally able to contract.
Its terms classify contributors as independent contractors; accurate, current account information is required.
Shipd
Technical contributor platform offering project bounties for coding and STEM data used to train AI models.
Pay
One early-contributor task offer
Advertised rateA Shipd project application advertises US$250–350 per task as an early-contributor rate.
One selected contract/freelance project, not a platform-wide rate or hourly wage. Payment requires satisfactory work, verification, tax documentation and compliance.
Location and access
Access to projects
Projects use contributor invitations
Official information
Shipd says it invites contributors to individual projects and notifies account holders about matching quests.
The homepage describes a global community but gives no country eligibility list.
Working abroad
Access restrictions apply each time
Official information
Shipd's terms prohibit access from sanctioned locations and require compliance with their sanctions representations each time the platform is accessed.
The rule also addresses nationality and ordinary residence. No named-country list or general travel-approval procedure is established here.
Worker experiences
Selected public accounts. Experiences are self-reported.
Conflicting payment accounts
Undated
One commenter said they had been paid; another disputed payment for solving tasks.
One anonymous discussion; exact dates, tasks and countries unverified. Replies are collapsed, so this does not resolve the dispute.
Independent reporting
Reported bounty model
Source published: 2025-10-09
TechCrunch described Datacurve's paid coding-bounty model in October 2025.
Company-focused coverage; no worker outcomes study.
Sources
Summary sources and related names
Reviewed 2026-09-11.
Related names: Datacurve
- 1. shipd.ai ↗Accessed 2026-09-10
Source notes
Shipd - Build training data. Get paid.