FAQ
We recommend reading through this FAQ in its entirety — it covers the key things every fellow needs to know from day one. Newly claimed tasks have 4 hours from claim for Annotators, Reviewers/QC, and Auditors. Returned tasks have 12 hours from return before being recirculated. Finish and submit within the applicable window; once it expires, the task can be pulled from your queue. See the Task Access FAQ for details. These deadlines are separate from the 72-hour submission throttle and training-task approval wait.
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Handshake AI Tasks & Model Stump Check
Currently for annotators only: The new Model Stump Check (Stump the Model) in the Handshake AI Shadow Task is not part of review/QC or audit workflows. Reviewers and auditors do not run it, verify a passing result, or apply its three-wrong-answer threshold. The check instructions below apply to annotators. If this changes, there will be an announcement and the playbook will be updated.
For general program questions, access issues, CPT/OPT inquiries, pay questions, and other administrative needs. Reach out by selecting "Support" in the upper right hand corner of your Handshake AI dashboard.
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