The digital tasks rollout will start in India with plans to expand to other markets in need including the U.S. “before the end of the year.”
Uber is offering “digital tasks” as a new way for drivers to make extra income without having to make deliveries or take trips, Newsweek reports.
“We have heard from you loud and clear that you want more ways to earn, and we are listening.”
The tasks come with a collaborative effort with AI companies, utilizing drivers to train and refine AI models, in an effort to add to the data-labelling platform, Uber AI Solutions. “Uber AI Solutions is piloting a program in 12 cities across India that allows drivers to boost their earnings by completing digital tasks directly in the Uber app,” Uber AI Solutions’ global head Megha Yethadka said, according to Economic Times.
“Until now, in India and other countries, these tasks, such as labelling work, text classification, object counting, and receipt digitisation, were completed by independent contractors outside the app.”
The digital tasks rollout will start in India with plans to expand to other markets in need, including the U.S., “before the end of the year.” The company specified that available tasks would only depend on “clients’ needs” for the time being. “Each task takes only a few minutes,” the company said in a statement.
“Over time, you’ll see a wider variety of tasks, giving you more opportunities to earn.”
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Source: Black Enterprise
