US EditionUber Launches Program to Let Drivers Train A.I. Models In Their Downtime
Uber offers US gig workers new AI training tasks via its driver app to boost earnings during downtime and compete with established AI data-labeling platforms.
- On Thursday, Uber announced a US pilot offering Digital Tasks in its driver app, allowing some US gig workers to complete microjobs to train AI models.
- Following tests in India and past experiments, Uber's AI Solutions Group is piloting new ways for drivers and couriers to earn during downtime as CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said, `Drivers have asked for more ways to earn, even when they're not on the road`.
- The tasks include taking photos, uploading audio clips and submitting documents, Uber will block AI-training tasks while driving, and drivers see pay before accepting since payments vary by complexity and time.
- Also on Thursday, Uber announced Women Rider Preferences will expand to Baltimore, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Seattle, Portland, Oregon, and Washington, D.C., with over 100 million trips using it, alongside a Delayed Ride Guarantee and enhanced tipping reminders via iPhone Live Activities.
- Longer term, Uber's strategy is to build the best platform for flexible work, helping independent contractors earn despite deactivations and threats from self-driving cars.
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Uber is paying drivers extra to train its AI models. Here are 3 things you can do to earn more cash
If the wait time for an Uber seems longer than usual, perhaps your driver is in a parking lot uploading a Spanish-language menu as part of the new “digital tasks” program the ride-share giant announced yesterday, which pays drivers to train its AI models. As part of a pilot program, US-based drivers who opt in will be able to earn extra money (the amount depends on the complexity) on their phones between trips by: Recording audio in certain lan…
Uber drivers can soon earn extra cash by helping train AI models between rides
Uber is testing a new feature in the US which allows its drivers to earn extra money by training Artificial Intelligence (AI) models when they are not driving. The company may rollout this feature to non-drivers in the future.
Uber’s newest gig work: Train AI to earn extra cash
Uber’s U.S. drivers and couriers have a new way to earn extra money. The ride-hail app announced on Thursday a new pilot program that will offer gig workers the opportunity to train artificial intelligence (AI) through so-called “digital tasks.” They include simple, quick tasks for workers such as uploading photos, recording themselves speaking in their native language, and submitting documents written in different languages—which are then fed i…
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