Prolific: Can You Really Make Money From Surveys and AI Training Tasks?

I’ve had a Prolific account for a while, but I’ve recently started paying much more attention to it.

Why?

Because I’m currently trying to work out which side hustles actually deserve a place in my attempt to replace my £43,000 salary.

And Prolific has become slightly more interesting than I originally gave it credit for.

It is still largely a research platform where you get paid to take part in studies and surveys.

But I am also now seeing short AI-related tasks, including tasks that take around 15 minutes and have been paying me roughly £3.60 each.

So, naturally, I have decided to conduct another one of my extremely scientific Side Hustle Fund experiments:

How much can I actually earn from Prolific when I make a deliberate effort to use it?