Uber has revealed that it will start paying drivers to complete \u201cdigital tasks\u201d to help with AI, but it isn\u2019t available to everyone just yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Artificial Intelligence, AI, has started impacting plenty of jobs across the world. Restaurants have started using AI to construct menus<\/a> and even cook some bits of food<\/a>, while car manufacturers have robotic arms to fit certain parts of cars.\u00a0<\/p>\n As it become increasingly widespread online too, other fields are looking to adapt and bring AI into their world. That includes Uber who, won\u2019t offer AI-driven cars yet, but will put their army of drivers to work in building up AI<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues after ad<\/p>\n Starting in the middle of October, Uber drivers in the United States will be offered \u201cdigital tasks\u201d that they can complete while they wait for their next job.\u00a0<\/p>\n Uber drivers can make money<\/p>\n These digital jobs, include things like scanning a restaurant menu to upload it, completing narrations, and sending voice recordings of themselves. They\u2019ll likely take a minute or two each, so they aren\u2019t too time-consuming.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues after ad<\/p>\n Drivers will make an extra few dollars for each one they complete, so it\u2019s not like they\u2019ll be able to start living off the AI collection side hustle. They will still have to do passenger drop-offs and food delivery as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues after ad<\/p>\n The new jobs will ultimately feed Uber\u2019s foray into the AI field as the company purchased Segments AI in early October.<\/p>\n Uber will give its drivers in the US an option to make money by doing \u201cdigital tasks\u201d.<\/p>\n These short minute-long tasks can be done anytime including while idling for passengers:<\/p>\n \u25ab\ufe0fdata-labelling (for AI training) \u2014 Bearly AI (@bearlyai) October 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n However, it has led to some concerns. \u201cThis is grim\u2026.really grim,\u201d one user commented. \u201cThis has got to be one of the most dystopian things I\u2019ve read in recent times,\u201d another said.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhy not offer the opportunity to people sitting in the back of the car doing nothing during rides?\u201d another added, suggesting Uber put their passengers to work too.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues after ad<\/p>\n Others noted that it could lead to Uber building up a bank of data for autonomous cars, like Waymo and Tesla\u2019s Robotaxis. Both of those services have had trouble with cars stopping in the middle of the road <\/a>and committing traffic violations.<\/a><\/p>\n Article continues after ad<\/p>\n
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