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 languages or accents. • Entering documents in different languages (The Verge reports uploading a menu is worth as much as $1). • Submitting specific photos.

Are drivers training their replacements? This new program is in support of Uber AI Solutions, which recently expanded its data-labeling business by purchasing Segments.ai, a Belgian startu

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