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AWS to Shut Down Mechanical Turk in 2026

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AWS plans to shut down Mechanical Turk on September 30, 2026, following an assessment. The service, launched in 2005, outsourced tasks to humans.

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  1. 2026-08-26 01:35 · Techmeme
    AWS says it plans to shut down Mechanical Turk on September 30, "following an assessment"; the service, launched in 2005, outsourced tasks to 500K+ humans (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

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