As artificial intelligence makes many tasks easier, the human work of cajoling, arm-twisting and reassuring appears to be rising in importance. Richard BorgeCredit... Supported by By Noam Scheiber Dan ...

Robotic machine-learning company Generalist has announced GEN-1, a new physical AI system that it says “crosses into production-level success rates” on “a broad range of physical skills” that used to ...

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Do you ever find yourself at the end of a nonstop day feeling like you haven’t made progress on the things that are actually important to you? If so, you’re not ...

DoorDash is introducing a program that pays gig workers to do short data-collection jobs. The company plans to use the data from these tasks to train AI models and provide information for retail ...

Anthropic is trialling a feature that lets users send prompts to Claude from a smartphone. Claude will complete the task on its own on a person's computer. Anthropic's product underscores its push ...

The Pressure Rising Special Research is available for all Pokemon Go players as part of the latest season, the Memories in Motion. It's a celebration of Pokemon's 30th Anniversary, and completing this ...

The flash from my iPhone camera illuminates my dirty socks and underwear as I hold each item up for the video recording to capture clearly. As I load my smelly clothes into the washer, I tremble a bit ...

DoorDash is launching tasks as a way for drivers to earn more money, but some jobs are specifically designed to train AI models. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart home and ...

DoorDash has launched a new option for its gig economy workers to earn some extra cash. The delivery service introduced Tasks, which it describes as "short activities Dashers can complete between ...

Here is one way the AI data economy works in practice in 2026: a DoorDash courier straps on a body camera, washes at least five dishes, holds each one up to the lens for a few seconds, and earns a few ...

DoorDash announced on Thursday that it’s launching a new, stand-alone “Tasks” app that will allow the company to pay its delivery couriers to complete assignments aimed at improving AI and robotic ...