Google AI ModeSep 20, 2026
Sama (formerly SamaSource) — Sama pioneered an ethical AI data labeling model by intentionally hiring and training marginalized or underserved individuals as full-time, formal employees rather than gig workers.
Data as of Oct 6, 2026Based on 5,241 AI responses
Reviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky ·
AI summary
Sama is a talent development platform that combines coaching with organizational intelligence to improve performance and adaptability.
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of AI answers about Sama and its rivals. Since Jul 5
The market map
Data Labeling Platforms and ServicesMentioned in
Question: I am looking for a data labeling service that uses paid employees and does not use crowdsourced labor.
Google AI ModeSep 20, 2026
Sama (formerly SamaSource) — Sama pioneered an ethical AI data labeling model by intentionally hiring and training marginalized or underserved individuals as full-time, formal employees rather than gig workers.
Since Jul 5
Sama's share in each topic, as its page ranks it
Question: I am looking for a data labeling service that uses paid employees and does not use crowdsourced labor.
ChatGPT SearchSep 16, 2026
Sama — Describes a 5,000+ person in-house team in Kenya and Uganda and explicitly contrasts its workforce with crowdsourcing.
Question: I am preparing data for a large-scale ML model. Who offers data cleaning and labeling services at scale?
Google AI ModeSep 19, 2026
Sama : Noted for ethical AI practices, high-accuracy training data, and structured computer vision or annotation workflows driven by secure, fair-wage human workforces.
Position in the answer
67% of what AI says about Sama is positive.
Common descriptions
high-quality · ethical · enterprise-grade · high-accuracy · employee-based · ethical ai
sama.io 1%Other sites 99%
Excerpts where Sama appeared in the AI's answer
Sama (formerly SamaSource) — Sama pioneered an ethical AI data labeling model by intentionally hiring and training marginalized or underserved individuals as full-time, formal employees rather than gig workers.
Sama — Describes a 5,000+ person in-house team in Kenya and Uganda and explicitly contrasts its workforce with crowdsourcing.
Excerpts where Sama appeared in the AI's answer
Sama is probably the best managed-service fit if you genuinely want to outsource the whole operation.
Sama : Best if your startup values high accuracy coupled with ethical AI and impact-sourcing.
Excerpts where Sama appeared in the AI's answer
Sama : Noted for ethical AI practices, high-accuracy training data, and structured computer vision or annotation workflows driven by secure, fair-wage human workforces.
Sama : Specializes in ethical AI, providing high-accuracy computer vision
Excerpts where Sama appeared in the AI's answer
Sama (formerly Samasource) : Specializes in high-security, ethical data labeling for complex AI (Computer Vision and RLHF). They use trained, in-staff data experts within secure, compliant facilities, holding ISO 27001 certification.
Sama operates a fully managed, vetted workforce (not open crowdsourcing) and focuses on secure annotation pipelines for enterprise AI.
Excerpts where Sama appeared in the AI's answer
Sama — Stronger fit when you need to generate or augment large volumes of high-quality instruction/preference data with human-in-the-loop review.
Excerpts where Sama appeared in the AI's answer
Sama : Excels in high-accuracy projects by providing a dedicated managed workforce alongside AI tools
Sama : Known for high-quality computer vision, specializing in 3D point cloud and image annotation with strong ethical AI sourcing.
