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Grounding

What is grounding in AI training?

Every role re‑checked hourly Last updated 23 October 2026

47open roles mention it
12platforms
$60median hourly pay

What it means

Tying a model's answer to a given source, such as a document or search results, so that every claim can be traced to it. Grounding tasks ask you to check whether each statement is supported by the source provided.

Used in: Rating and fact-checking roles.

In open roles right now

47 of the open roles we list mention “grounding” in the title or description, on 12 platforms (as of 23 October 2026). Of those that state an hourly rate (10 distinct postings), the median is $60/hr, and the middle half pay $35 to $100.

Most of them on: Turing (23), SuperAnnotate (6), Aptura (4), Alignerr (2), Handshake AI (2), Invisible (2), and 6 more.

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