- Prolific recruits vetted participants for studies, and offers human evaluation and data collection for AI models.
- It suits preference data, evaluations and surveys that need a defined pool of people.
- It does not license existing company data.
Profile
- Type
- Participant platform for research and AI evaluation
- AI services
- Human evaluation of models, preference data and data collection
- Buys data from companies?
- No
What Prolific does
Prolific connects researchers and AI teams with vetted participants. For AI work it offers human evaluation of models and collection of human feedback (Prolific). It is a natural fit for RLHF and preference data and evaluation datasets where you need a defined, demographically described group of people.
Where it fits
Participant platforms create new judgments on demand. They do not supply the real-world archives (support conversations, code history, documents) that AI teams also license. Many teams combine the two: licensed data for training, participant panels for evaluation.
Things to check before you sign
- How participants are screened and paid, and how quality is checked.
- Whether consent covers the specific AI use you plan.
- What demographic and expertise filters are available.
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Questions
Can I sell my company's data through Prolific?
No. Prolific recruits people to complete tasks. To license data you hold, use a marketplace or a broker. See sell data to AI companies.