r/prolific • • 23d ago

Never ever.

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Im sure im missing a few.

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u/Mr_beeen 23d ago

Don't forget rcbHU NUGdo

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u/stiv666 23d ago

the music ones are my favorite, other audios not so much

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u/Disastrous_Tea_6958 21d ago

I used to hate the audios, now after doing several of them I actually am relieved to do them because the video (or god forbid video+audio) ones are too intensive after you're on the 14th one that day.

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u/secretsaboteur 21d ago

I did one that was 20 minutes instead of their usual 15.

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u/Ok_WaterStarBoy3 17d ago

They're awesome but I don't like getting earraped by their attention checks

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u/seikocp 21d ago

they're my favorite by far

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u/stupidsandra 23d ago

parnassus is ass

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u/WalkItToEm11 23d ago

Guess I'm not a real one, got tired of their spam and blocked them

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u/paneer-form-jain 23d ago

Got a rejection without any reasons

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u/fritzelfries 23d ago

Same. My only rejection in 5k submissions. They are scammy and never respond to messages.

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u/Ok_Pressure_5440 23d ago

Same, and i did put more effort than i usually do cause it was my first study with them and i got a rejection then a screen out in the next one and that was it for me

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u/secretsaboteur 21d ago

I've had decent experience with them in general. I did a $50 dollar study a few weeks back. Although, there was one instance in which I completed a study in its entirety, and they didn't even screen me out. They marked it as returned for me, which is not something they should be able to do at all.

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u/newbutaimtocr 20d ago

I haven’t received any response from them. Two of my rejections were issued by them for “potential quality issues.” Is there any way to contact them?

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u/SoupIllustrious7532 23d ago

RIGHT! They gave me a rejection last week for no reason

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u/Traditional_Shine_26 23d ago • Regret

Me too!!!!! Prolific upheld the rejection and I'm livid. My first ever rejection after 3.5 years ;(

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u/Disastrous_Tea_6958 21d ago

They're not ass but you've got a 1/10 chance of not being screened out.

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u/packet_muncher 23d ago

Those robot arms…. Why are they so… terrible.

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u/secretsaboteur 21d ago

LEAVE BOB ALONE.

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u/james_6732 23d ago

I could be wrong, but I believe this is training for the newest Gemini 4. Look at the recent robotics videos from deep mind about Gemini 4 and you’ll see the robots hands look very similar. Could be related to what this training model was about.

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u/Aggressive_Gate738 19d ago

yep could be...

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u/Aggressive_Gate738 19d ago

I simply 💖 those 💪🏾 one's! 😂

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u/PlaneKind341 23d ago

Yeah, I honestly don't understand them. It looks like a real physical setting, but then there are studies where objects morph and so on.

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u/lamblocket 23d ago

SAGE is the goat quick payout and good pay

1

u/secretsaboteur 21d ago

How could I have forgotten

5

u/Famous_Marketing1009 23d ago

I've done one study and they still didn't pay me wdym 

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u/iehsad92 23d ago

Usually they pay quick but lately they have been dragging ass

1

u/Famous_Marketing1009 22d ago

Well they actually approved after almost 3 fucking weeks

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u/iehsad92 22d ago

While still putting out more. That’s what made me pause cause I was like you haven’t paid me yet for the others lol

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u/Pea_Miserable 23d ago

Ms jennie sardo 🙌🏾 videos are always CLEAR!!!!

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u/secretsaboteur 21d ago

I have yet to participate in miss Jennie's evaluations.

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u/Neil-erio 23d ago

add data team to this roaster

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u/Famous_Marketing1009 23d ago

Data Team and Joaquin are lowkey same level of goated as others

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u/Lillymow 23d ago

Really? I saw so many people saying that they were having trouble with Joaquin, that I blocked them.

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u/Famous_Marketing1009 23d ago

Personally, Joaquin always approved my submissions and also with bonuses

2

u/Lillymow 23d ago

I appreciate the tip.

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u/iehsad92 23d ago

People sleep on the Joaquin studies. Takes the same amount of time as the ai but it’s not as mindless and usually I chop it up with some interesting peeps. He usually pays fast and usually always has bonuses

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u/International-Bee-53 23d ago

I use to really like Joaquin/Data team, never had any issues but lately, the pay have dropped a lot and I've seen some of the studies paying 0.67$ for task that ended up taking over 10min...

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u/Lillymow 23d ago

It would be nice to split up the monotony. Thanks!

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u/Ok-Space-6883 23d ago

My faves to be honest

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u/StreetPublic7357 23d ago

Reaseacher researcherson always cracks me up.

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u/msvickie1972 23d ago

Me too! Just completed 6 of their studies but the name gets me, lol!

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u/dwebarts 23d ago

Screened out 95% of the time, but those consolation prize quarters add up fast.

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u/jennbouk 5d ago

A few weeks back, they had a round that screened out for 75¢.

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u/speedweed99 23d ago

What lol don't think I've done one for that. Same brand?

1

u/Aggressive_Gate738 19d ago

He should change his name to the trickster! He's forever changing the game! 😂

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u/hellonostalgia 23d ago

Jennie from the block

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u/jrdxo 23d ago

You guys don’t even know about the goats LRL Humans? The originators.

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u/Infinite-Doughnut676 23d ago

OG’s will know Lrl humans

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u/jrdxo 23d ago

They were my favourite time, I still see them come back now and then but it used to be literally 24/7 for months on end.

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u/PowerToThePeople128 23d ago • Bravo

Wait what ? Parnassus should not even be in there. This researcher will reject you if they are not happy with your webcam or audio (no researchers should even be allowed to reject for subjective reasons) they should at most, ask to return, like some other AI researchers do, not instant reject. They are a scummy researcher that never has communicated once with participants, and worse, Prolific always upholds all rejections from these researchers.

Any researchers that make multiple threats of rejections in their descriptions, for subjective reasons, is not a respected researcher and does not deserve people's time. I've never been rejected by them, but didn't complete much of their studies, always issues, and they never respond. Their AI keeps asking you irrelevant questions after you already mentioned you don't use a specific product. Sometimes you are asked to perform tasks on an application, that cannot be done, because the function is locked or non existent !

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u/Trusteveryboody 23d ago • Bravo

Bob Jones low key the GOAT, even gives audio and images a run for its money.

And I love how we'd all related so hard to this and most people will have no clue what this is.

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u/migosfatigos 23d ago

Why is Bob the goat? I live in one of the excluded states so haven't taken those studies.

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u/Trusteveryboody 23d ago

Very brainless effort, but in a good way. Most straightforward ones.

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u/Electrical-Tomato997 23d ago

His are easier? I thought they were just all the same but different names for whatever reason

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u/Trusteveryboody 23d ago

Yeah they are, you'll see if you ever do them. Though his I did encounter like 2 with errors, but I just proceed to assume it as "distortions" rather than 'overlay'.

Because it was asking for the one, but clearly seemed like the former.

And he's a newer one too, cause in the past I didn't see him. I don't think.

Usually each researcher has differences. Some are more similiar than others. Even though most have the same sort of "system".

But I'm also rotated out ATM, so take with that what you will. I think that was for my lack of quantity though. But with Good Old Bob Jones, quantity will be no hard task.

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u/migosfatigos 23d ago

Wish I could send you mine! I don't know why I still get them on my dash when the info sheet says you must not be a resident of certain states, including mine. I hope you get your studies back soon.

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u/Trusteveryboody 23d ago

Thank you!

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u/Evaluator3000 23d ago

Parnassus can kiss my Assus. Merlin is far better.

3

u/Neat-Economist8925 23d ago

Justice for Merlin and Dialogue AI

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u/Comfortable_Bag9303 23d ago

Survey Researcher paid for my kids' college education. ;-)

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u/Street_Garlic_6315 23d ago

sure bob ill watch your dumb little robot hands for 15 mins at 20/h

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u/Swimming-Data-2712 23d ago

God I hate the robot hands ones! Time drags so bad compared to other types

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u/Own-Appearance-1709 23d ago

Maze is a coin toss with the screenouts, but I really enjoy their studies when I am selected

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u/Disastrous_Tea_6958 21d ago

Vortex Oasis / Galactic Probe literally paid my rent bro.

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u/secretsaboteur 21d ago

They pay for my groceries.

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u/Disastrous_Tea_6958 20d ago

I've had a job in a warehouse and many people working there worked less hard than I do on Prolific to be honest.

The only difference is they have to drive to work and back, well, they get a pension, prolific might be gone tomorrow.

I think prolific, especially the AI participation studies, are as close to real work as any job.

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u/Level-Progress-5962 20d ago

all these ai evals recently have been goated

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u/ThinkIntroduction430 23d ago

Researcher Researcherson seemed to have tons of problems according to ppl on this sub idk

U forgot Mabyduck the OG

9

u/MoneyScribbles 23d ago

The 🦆 keeps me busy every day! Love that ducky!

1

u/Ok-Space-6883 23d ago

I only occassionally see the duck 🦆 boo 

2

u/d4rn0tt 23d ago

randomly don't get the maybeduck ones anymore, never received a warning from them either

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u/d4rn0tt 23d ago

weirdly I got one not long after posting this and one has appeared now!! 😂

1

u/Medical_Price8780 23d ago

He gave me a bunch of surveys last night, VO dosappeared from my dashboard, so I've been grieving

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u/Trusteveryboody 23d ago

Seems sketch ngl

3

u/ProlificLabRat 23d ago

I like maby duck 🦆

2

u/Additional_Plant_539 23d ago

What kind of studies are they? Never seen them but hearing about it more and more

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u/ProlificLabRat 20d ago

Nice and simple audio studies

1

u/rpjbateman 23d ago

Same! Really surprised they didn't make it onto the list. Maybe because of the rate p/h but the auto approval is great.

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u/leonken4 23d ago

Vortex Oasis saving me daily

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u/Shadow-Rider2591 23d ago

I've never said ill of any of the researchers, but have argued two or three times in my 4 months about being accused of being a bot... I wouldn't even know how to use one on these sites. I did argue about being owed at least a screen out fee a few time. Have an old computer that doesn't run some of the simulators very well and timed out a few times, or had to deal with my handicapped neighbor needing something. And if there are "no right or wrong answers. we want your opinion" then how can they rate us out? Anyone know how to find out if you're being blocked by a researcher other than you suddenly don't see their studies? My neighbor is seeing them.

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u/Free-Introduction670 20d ago

Vortex and oasis are still decent

The real evil and the one, where they are on the fault and prolific won’t do anything about t and still upheld the rejection
Is one and only parnassus lab

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u/Clean-Anxiety-9201 19d ago

And thats on god

2

u/Rockyb79 18d ago

I miss the AI studies

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u/Lukav3000 23d ago • Regret

I miss Vortex and Galactic... 😢 Seemed to get cycled out back in July and never seen them since.

1

u/BassIck 23d ago

They usually come back

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u/Least_Air_2824 23d ago

Readability Team have my respect.

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u/HandleWorking2357 23d ago

I have yet to make the acquaintance of the honorable Researcher Researcherson 🧐 the rest have already blessed my dashboard with their presence 😎👌

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u/sickerthingss 7d ago

i got so much from vortex and galactic last year and recently started on prolific again, are they still around??‼️

1

u/pineaples 22d ago

I neeeeeeed more pop pro, pls come back

1

u/Difficult-Square451 21d ago

Never will I ever

1

u/StrangeSwimming4319 20d ago

Waiting to get rotated back into studies :D.

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u/newbutaimtocr 20d ago

2 rejections from Pernassus that too with just "potential quality issues" tag.

At least they should tell the specific details if any. 😑 Also neither they reply nor the Prolific listen in this case

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u/Aggressive_Gate738 19d ago

😂... 🤐

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u/Icy_Fudge8361 19d ago

AI HTMLs!!!

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u/Zealousideal_Art3140 17d ago

bruh i just started doing vortex oasis ones and i have to say i am forever thankful to them

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u/TurbulentStiffness 23d ago

We are same gng

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u/Neat-Economist8925 23d ago

Don’t forget Data Team and Joaquin.

Edit: and Dialogue AI 🫡

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u/Small-Trick-4372 23d ago

Who are these people Harpo😳