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Is TELUS Digital AI Community legit?

A large, established company owned by Canadian telecom TELUS, but review sources for the AI Community are thin. The few recent Trustpilot reviews complain about long assessments, heavy ID and biometric checks, and slow support; one reports unpaid face-photo collection work.

Does it pay? unclear

What you do

Part-time remote contractor roles, mostly rating search results, ads and AI-generated answers for accuracy and relevance, or checking map and business data online; a few projects collect selfies and face photos. You pass an open-book qualification exam and ID check, then are paid per completed task.

The details

Pay: $3.5–14/hr
As published: Each posting states a per-task rate and an estimated hourly equivalent, e.g. 0.0583 USD/task ≈ 3.50 USD/hr (Hindi, India), 0.225 USD/task ≈ 13.50 USD/hr (English, Canada), 0.2333 USD/task ≈ 14 USD/hr (US evaluator and content reviewer); a Netherlands posting estimates ≈ 15.12 EUR/hr. Some postings (e.g. Germany) give no rate. Earnings depend on task volume and quality.
Open in: 42 countries, including the US
Per posting, by country and language; most require living in that country for the last 3–5 years. Two US 'onsite study' listings are in-person.
You need: computer, smartphone (Android 5.0 / iOS 14 or higher), broadband internet
Company: TELUS Digital (formerly TELUS International) — wholly owned by TELUS Corporation
Backers: TELUS Corporation (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) bought the shares it did not own for about US$539M, completing the take-private on 2025-10-31 (TELUS Digital press release)

What we couldn’t confirm

Payout method and schedule are not stated on any public TELUS page opened (contributor FAQs are behind a login). Current postings do not state a minimum age; a June 2025 TELUS posting on a University of Oklahoma job board said 18+. Trustpilot samples are tiny (14 and 4 reviews), and no Reddit source was opened. telusdigital.com/careers/ai-community redirects (307) to jobs.telusdigital.com. Primary category could arguably be writing_eval, since most current roles are search/ads rating.

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