Utkarsh Amitabh, a 34-year-old Indian entrepreneur in the UK, earns around ₹18,000 per hour training AI models for data-labeling startup micro1.
Starting in January 2025, he balances this work with family life and other professional commitments. Motivated by curiosity rather than money, he focuses on testing AI against complex business scenarios and refining prompts to enhance accuracy.
With prior experience at Microsoft and academic research on AI, Amitabh finds the role intellectually stimulating and complementary to his career, highlighting the growing demand for AI expertise worldwide.