# Amazon Mechanical Turk

> Crowdsourcing marketplace providing access to a global, on-demand workforce for microtasks, data validation, and human intelligence tasks at scale.

Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is a pioneering crowdsourcing platform that connects businesses with a distributed global workforce capable of performing Human Intelligence Tasks (HITs). The platform excels at tasks that require human judgment, creativity, or pattern recognition that are difficult to automate, including data validation, content moderation, transcription, and research.

MTurk operates on a pay-per-task model where requesters post HITs and workers complete them for predetermined rewards. The platform supports machine learning development through data collection, annotation, and human-in-the-loop validation workflows. Workers can be qualified through testing systems, and requesters can use qualification requirements to ensure quality.

Integrated with AWS SageMaker Ground Truth, MTurk provides a pathway for AI model training data preparation. The platform offers API access for programmatic task management and supports batch processing for large-scale projects. With its 24/7 global workforce availability, MTurk enables rapid scaling of human intelligence tasks without the overhead of traditional hiring.

## Features
- Global 24/7 distributed workforce access
- Pay-per-task pricing model with flexible rewards
- Worker qualification and skill testing systems
- Batch processing for large-scale projects
- API integration for programmatic task management
- Quality control through qualification requirements
- Real-time task monitoring and management
- Integration with AWS SageMaker Ground Truth
- Masters qualification for premium workers
- Custom HIT templates and workflows
- Automatic payment processing and escrow
- Worker performance tracking and analytics

## Integrations
AWS SageMaker Ground Truth, AWS SageMaker Ground Truth Plus, Amazon Web Services ecosystem, Custom API integrations, Third-party workflow tools

## Platforms
WEB, API

## Pricing
Paid

## Links
- Website: https://www.mturk.com
- Documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mturk/
- EveryDev.ai: https://www.everydev.ai/tools/amazon-mechanical-turk