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Who Wants to Rent a Human? (jacobin.com)
submitted 15 hours ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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As AI technologies spread, the next bold, brave frontier is not replacing labor but directing it. Rent A Human turns people into “meatsack” factotums and lackeys for algorithms, handing familiar elites a more efficient way to wield command.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 6 hours ago

When I pay for a service and not a product, I am basically renting a human.