Y'all need to read the terms and conditions of those "Train our AI" companies very carefully.
Not all companies are like this, but the one I just ran across snuck some pretty interesting things into their legal agreements.
🤠 Your "job offer" may be nothing more than an independent contractor agreement with task-based pay with no guarantee of tasks assigned.
😇 You might also be agreeing to allow these companies to inspect or audit your personal devices for several years AFTER your relationship with them ends, along with agreeing that if they feel you're still not in compliance, you must pay them for your trouble.
👏 There may also be hidden "work-restriction" clauses stuck in other parts of the agreements or things citing that you're not allowed to have any other contracts, employment, or clients while "working" with them.
Always insist a company send you a machine when working remote. They can inspect their machine to their heart's content. Do not give a company any place to audit your personal devices or agree to pay them if they don't like what they find.
Some clauses are hidden very well. Take the TIME TO READ them all. (I know it's a pain, but it will save you from being ensnared or trapped.) If the company is large enough and feels like it can, it will press these clauses against you. Don't sign it just because you think they "never will."
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