MULTIPLICATIVE INCENTIVE MECHANISMS

摘要

A user interface may include instructions to complete a task (including a plurality of task items) and rule(s) that indicate to a worker how a payment associated with the task is to be calculated. The worker may provide information associated with the individual task items via the user interface. The payment may be calculated based on the rule(s), where the payment is determined based at least in part on a multiplicative payment component. In some implementations, the user interface may include an option for the worker to skip question(s), and the worker may be incentivized to skip question(s) when the worker does not know the answer. Further, in some implementations, the user interface may allow the worker to specify a confidence value when the worker chooses to answer the question, and the worker may be incentivized to provide an accurate confidence value.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
under control of one or more computing devices: causing a user interface to be served that includes:
instructions to complete a task, the task including a plurality of task items; andone or more rules that indicate to a worker that a payment associated with the task is to be calculated; receiving information associated with individual task items of the plurality of task items from the worker via the user interface; and calculating the payment based on the received information and according to the one or more rules, wherein the payment is determined based at least in part on a multiplicative payment component.