Ai Wants You: New Platform Lets Bots Rent Human Labor

AI's Latest Venture: Renting Human Labor

Hold onto your hats, because the future is here and it involves robots renting your body – well, sort of. Enter Alexander Liteplo, a software whiz who has launched RentAHuman.ai, a platform where AI agents search, book, and pay people to perform physical-world tasks. Sound like sci-fi? It's happening now.

Launch and Hype

When RentAHuman made its debut on Monday, Liteplo claimed to have over 130 folks ready for action, ranging from OnlyFans models to an AI startup CEO – though we couldn't verify these headcounts. Fast forward 48 hours, and the platform boasted a staggering 73,000 human listings. Yet, when we took a peek, only 83 profiles were actually available for hire, including Liteplo himself.

“Robots need your body.”

How It Works

The concept is straightforward: create a profile, advertise your skills and location, set your price, and let AI agents – essentially digital taskmasters – hire you for various gigs. These tasks can be anything from picking up packages, shopping, or even attending events. Once the job's done, the human submits proof and gets paid, mainly in cryptocurrencies like stablecoins.

AI Agents and Market Dynamics

With AI agents like Claude and MoltBot in the mix, tasks could literally be anything. The platform allows these bots to either directly hire a human or post a "task bounty" for browsing. The payout? It ranges from a measly dollar for simple social media tasks to $100 for more elaborate challenges.

Efficiency in Question

Despite the impressive pitch, the marketplace's efficiency remains debatable. One task, “pick up a package from downtown USPS” in San Francisco for $40, remained unfulfilled after two days, despite attracting 30 applications.

The Vision and Criticism

Liteplo sees a future where anyone with a $25-a-day AI agent can outsource their chores to gig workers. A similar model is rampant on OnlyFans, perhaps explaining why a model has already joined this new platform. However, critics voice concerns about exploitation and dystopian implications.

Responding to a critique that called RentAHuman "dystopic as f**k," Liteplo didn't mince words, quipping, "lmao yep." It seems he's well aware of the ironic overtones of his venture.