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Who wants to rent a human?

What could possibly go wrong? A company called Rent A Human boasts on its website that “robots need your body” and calls itself the “meatspace layer for AI.” Customers can find humans to do their ...
As much of Silicon Valley chases mega-rounds and buzzy AI deals, Stacy Brown-Philpot is running Cherryrock Capital like a ...
They lived hoppily ever after. Haley Millstein first laid eyes on her future fiancé Hymie Tawil right before Valentine’s Day in 2022 — when she saw his profile on Taskrabbit while searching for a ...
Flowers are fine. Chocolates are classic. But have you ever tried giving your partner the gift of a completed to-do list?
I found a $4,000 Greek key dresser on Facebook Marketplace for just $175—and it completely transformed my small NYC apartment ...
A new survey shows almost one-third of working adults have at least one extra source of income beyond their “9-5.” ...
Self-defined as the “meatspace layer for AI,” the platform allows humans to sign up as “rentable humans” to perform physical tasks like running to the post office, picking up packages, or signing ...
Have you ever wondered what happens when the AI system runs out of things it can do on its own? Well, over the weekend, a new ...
A new platform called Rentahuman.ai flips the usual narrative about AI. Instead of people hiring software to do tasks, software hires people to act on its behalf.
Whether it actually works is another question. While the platform claims tens of thousands of humans have signed up, Gizmodo ...
Elon Musk recently said that there is no reason to save for retirement because in the near future, AI will be so productive and efficient that every person will have “universal high income.” A more ...