I was similarly conned by Scale AI -- promised a significant bonus for some tasks, then rejected and not paid at all. Bet they kept my task text anyways. It's

I was similarly conned by Scale AI -- promised a significant bonus for some tasks, then rejected and not paid at all. Bet they kept my task text anyways. It's a classic scam: make a job post for freelancers, ask for a "work sample" or "take-home project," then have a few dozen applicants do the actual task you need them to do as their sample, then reject everybody.