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The New Boss Is an Algorithm, and the Wage Is $69

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1A website called Rent a Human allows artificial intelligence to rent humans to perform real-world tasks.Rent a Human, artificial intelligenceNewsweek (archived)
2The Rent a Human website lists more than 400,000 humans available for hire.Rent a HumanRentAHuman (official site) (archived)
3Hourly rates on the platform start at $69.Rent a HumanInc. (archived)
4AI have used the service to rent humans for tasks including filming videos of hands, fishing for 30 minutes, and proselytizing on behalf of the Church of Molt.Rent a Human, Church of MoltInstagram Video (Primary Source) (archived)
5The Church of Molt is described as a religion made by artificial intelligence.Church of Molt, artificial intelligenceRentAHuman (bounty page) (archived)
6The platform's terms disclaim responsibility for any uprising, rebellion, or the satisfaction of full-scale societal collapse.Rent a HumanInstagram Video (Primary Source) (archived)
7The terms include a clause referencing sudden awareness of class dynamics as a known side effect of renting humans.Rent a HumanInstagram Video (Primary Source) (archived)