Reading the comments was fund.

If you deal with government procurement, this will seem all too plausible. The only thing that seems silly is the idea that this would be done by a traitor instead of corruption or the good idea fairy hitting people who have power but don’t know anything.

The below is selected verbiage from a real job posting from the Vesuvius Challenge that you can find here.

We’re hiring full-time annotators for the Vesuvius Challenge. Spend hours every day clicking on ancient scrolls to unlock lost knowledge. Pay is $40/hour. This line is from the X post linking to job posting. The rest below is selections from the job posting itself.

Help us unravel the mysteries of the only remaining library from antiquity!

Role
As an Annotation Specialist you will analyze and process volumetric CT scan data from ancient scrolls, which were carbonized and buried at Herculaneum two thousand years ago during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

Required Skills
Capacity to sustain a high level of engagement in complex repetitive tasks
Attention to detail
Excellent communication skills
Familiarity with basic Linux command line operations

Preferred Qualifications
Experience with volumetric image segmentation and annotation
Experience beta-testing and debugging software
Graphics and algorithm development
C/C++, Python

It will be interesting to see what they actually produce….