Appen

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A global leader in providing high-quality training data for artificial intelligence.

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Appen is an Australian company specializing in data annotation and collection for machine learning, serving global tech giants.

Mid-to-high end, aimed at enterprise-grade AI development

2021
Appen faces backlash over recruitment complexion question
Appen faced public outrage after a prospective applicant shared a screenshot of a recruitment question asking Black or African American applicants to specify their complexion.
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2021.08.30
Reported2021.08.30
Appen agrees to acquire Quadrant[2]Appen同意收购Quadrantjusticenewsflash.com
Appen announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Quadrant, a provider of mobile location data, point-of-interest data and compliance services.
2021.05.10
Reported2021.05.13
Appen apologizes for and explains recruitment question[1]Appen faces backlash over recruitment complexion questionsmartcompany.com.au
In response to criticism of its recruitment application question about applicants’ complexion, Appen apologized for the wording and said the question was used to help ensure diverse datasets for training computer-vision algorithms.
2021.05.10
Reported2021.05.13
Appen faces backlash over recruitment complexion question[1]Appen faces backlash over recruitment complexion questionsmartcompany.com.au
Appen faced public outrage after a prospective applicant shared a screenshot of a recruitment question asking Black or African American applicants to specify their complexion.