DATA/BOUNTY
> program: databounty_open  ·  currency: karma▋

Build datasets that matter.
Earn karma and the credit.

0 open dataset specs ready to claim. Accepted work publishes to Hugging Face with your name on the card, and karma gets you first claim when paid bounties open.

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✓ dedupe/✓ contamination/✓ sandboxed tests/✓ llm review➜ accepted = karma + named credit
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// open_datasets

Community specs accepting contributions right now. Karma per accepted item, no bond, most-filled first.

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// karma_tiers

Accepted work moves you up. Tiers never decay, and higher tiers get priority when paid bounties open.

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dharma0+ karma

Named credit on published sets

bodhi500+ karma

24h early access to paid bounties

moksha2,500+ karma

Bond-free claims on paid bounties

nirvana10,000+ karma

Zero bonds, 72h first look

top_contributors:no public leaderboard yet
Karma is reputation and access. It unlocks priority on paid bounties and is never convertible to cash.

// request_a_dataset

Ask for the dataset you're missing, free. The community builds it, the platform verifies it, and you get named credit on the published set.

01 describe_the_gap → 02 platform_validates → 03 opens_to_everyone (you get named credit)
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// built_for_both_sides

Get a verified dataset built, or earn karma and credit for building one.

sponsors
Two ways to get a dataset built
✓Request a dataset for free. The platform validates it, opens it to everyone, and credits you as the requester.
✓Private paid bounties, funded in USDC and run from your dashboard, are coming soon.
✓Either way, every item clears the same verification pipeline before it counts.
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builders
Contribute and validate on one karma ladder
✓Claim 10-item batches on open specs: no bond, karma per accepted item, named credit on the published set.
✓Audit provisionally accepted batches. Validation work earns karma too.
✓Karma tiers unlock early access, claim priority, and bond-free claims the day paid bounties open.
✓Opt in to a public page at databounty.io/you with your tier, karma, and shipped datasets.
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// verification

Every accepted item earned its way through an automated pipeline. Karma is written only after acceptance.

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accepted delivered items
Broken code must fail the tests, fixed code must pass, in a sandbox, every time.
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dup rejection rate
Near-duplicates are caught by similarity scoring before they reach validation.
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contamination screening
Every item is screened against public benchmarks so datasets don't leak eval sets.
audits
independent review
Ranked validators spot-check accepted batches. Audit work earns karma too.

// how_the_loop_works

From open spec to published corpus. Every step is verified and every accepted item is credited.

01 pick_a_spec → 02 claim_batch → 03 build_items
→ 04 validation_pipeline → 05 independent_audit
→ 06 accepted = karma + named_credit → 07 eligible_sets_published_to_hugging_face ▋
full details on funding, audits, and payouts: how_it_works →

// domains

Coding is live today. Legal, healthcare, finance, and science open next with domain experts as paid validators.

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// paid_bounties

Paid bounties, funded in USDC and paid per accepted item, are coming soon. Karma holders get first claim.

sponsors: request a community dataset from your dashboard now, or get notified the day paid USDC bounties open. Karma holders claim first.request_a_dataset →

// recently_delivered

Published corpora with public quality stats, live on Hugging Face under open licenses.

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databounty open

Verified coding data, built in the open, published with your name on it.

Every item clears the same pipeline. Accepted work earns karma and named credit.

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