Sahara AI Launches Decentralized Data Labeling Platform for Cryptocurrency Earnings

Los Angeles-based company Sahara AI has launched the Data Services Platform (DSP). This platform compensates users with cryptocurrency for tasks related to data annotation, such as image tagging, audio transcription, or evaluating AI-generated text.

The DSP aims to convert routine and often underpaid tasks associated with training artificial intelligence into a decentralized gig economy.

Various companies, research labs, and cryptocurrency projects frequently offer tasks, which users can complete for cryptocurrency rewards. DSP has adopted this model with a focus on payment for data annotation services.

This approach helps ensure high-quality data and minimizes abuse through automated checks, reputation ratings, and the requirement to stake tokens for participation.

Payments on the DSP platform include:

Quality control measures for completed tasks involve:

In August 2024, the blockchain and artificial intelligence startup Sahara AI raised $43 million.

As a reminder, in July 2025, the Chinese project DeepSeek began recruiting interns for the annotation of medical data to enhance the deployment of artificial intelligence in hospitals.