has anyone faced problems with software projects delivered by freelancers? i recently hired one to build a chat application and he took 50% of the payment for a half-built version as a payment milestone and then left the project right after.
i've always wondered how people haven't built an ai-powered escrow service around this.
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PerchunPak•1h ago
> i've always wondered how people haven't built an ai-powered escrow service around this.
They did, it just runs on the same freelancer platform with all of the people, and there is no AI disclosure (obviously)
Also, "escrow service" existed way before AI. It was (or is?) popular to hire a bunch of cheap students/indians, find projects on a freelance platform (from a single perfect-rated account), and assign one to each developer. Then just underpay developers. Easy money (if you want to be a manager)
akashwadhwani35•1h ago
Claude code for life, you don't need any freelancers now
mtmail•1h ago
Not sure why it would need to be AI-powered. Escrow services already exist.
PerchunPak•1h ago
They did, it just runs on the same freelancer platform with all of the people, and there is no AI disclosure (obviously)
Also, "escrow service" existed way before AI. It was (or is?) popular to hire a bunch of cheap students/indians, find projects on a freelance platform (from a single perfect-rated account), and assign one to each developer. Then just underpay developers. Easy money (if you want to be a manager)