“[AI] training work may be better in some ways than those earlier alternatives,” Lahey told the Guardian. Ciriello’s first AI training job was with a contracting firm that hires workers to train Google’s AI products, including its Gemini model. Now he has another AI training role through a staffing firm, where he has evaluated AI model responses for Meta since August 2025. This is a gig.’ Photograph: Miriam Stanke/The GuardianCiriello sees AI training work largely as a stopgap. For now, the AI training work is keeping him and his family afloat while he writes that next chapter.

Source: The Guardian April 07, 2026 13:31 UTC