Our mission

At Handshake AI, our mission is to shape the future of AI through the creation of high-quality, original training data to train, challenge and refine how large language models learn across disciplines. 

Handshake AI fellows play an important role in that mission. These guidelines are intended to help ensure a respectful, consistent, and professional environment for all fellows in the Handshake AI program. 

Professional Conduct

Handshake AI is committed to maintaining a safe and professional environment for all fellows. We expect all fellows to engage  in a professional and appropriate manner. This includes speaking respectfully, following project instructions, using professional language, and engaging in good faith. Fellows must not engage in harassment, discrimination, intimidation, or any form of disruptive or inappropriate conduct during any task, including video calls, community chats, recording sessions, or live interactions.

This applies across platforms like Pronto, Slack, and any partner platforms. This Code of Conduct applies to all projects and tasks, whether video, audio, or written.

Prohibited Conduct

Fellows who engage in any of the following behaviors may be removed from the program.

Violent Conduct and Depictions of Violence

• Threats, intimidation, or violent behavior.
• Displaying violent imagery.
• Graphic description of violence.

Harassment and Bullying

• Repeated, harmful, or intentional behavior meant to intimidate, harass, or cause distress.
• Insults, slurs, or degrading language targeting a person or group.
• Impersonating someone to harass, deceive, or cause harm.
• Sharing personal information (doxxing).
• Using Handshake product features (e.g. reporting) to harass or harm others.

Hate Speech

• Conduct that discriminates against, degrades, or incites violence or prejudice toward individuals or groups based on protected attributes (e.g., race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability).

Self-Harm

• Conduct that promotes, encourages, or depicts self-harm or behaviors that may put an individual’s physical or mental well-being at risk, including eating disorders.

Sexually Explicit Conduct

• Conduct that explicitly depicts or describes sexual activity, genitalia, or intimate body parts.

Harm to Civil Discourse

• Behavior that disrupts healthy, respectful discussion or undermines a safe community environment.
• Off-topic, repetitive, or disruptive content that interferes with productive conversation.

Illegal or Regulated Activities

• Promotion, facilitation, or engagement in unlawful actions or activities restricted by applicable laws or regulations.

Misinformation

• Spreading false, misleading, or inaccurate information that could cause harm or confusion.
• Promoting conspiracy theories.

Misrepresentation

• Providing false or misleading information about identity or credentials.
• Impersonation of another individual, business, or organization, or misrepresent your affiliation with them.
• You may not use or attempt to use another person’s Handshake account, create a profile for someone else, or share your account credentials.
• Any attempt to buy or sell Handshake accounts will be reported to relevant law enforcement agencies.

Conduct in Bad Faith

• Conduct created to mislead, deceive, or circumvent Handshake policies.
• Attempts to manipulate, influence, or script another participant.

Enforcement

If harmful behavior is flagged on any platform, we may temporarily deactivate your account without notice while we investigate whether you have engaged in activity that is in violation of this Code of Conduct. We may permanently deactivate your account immediately without notice if we determine that a violation has occurred.

Reporting

If you want to report misconduct, integrity concerns or any violation of our Code of Conduct, please contact support.