How gig apps like Kled AI, Silencio, Neon Mobile, and Luel AI pay users for data that AI companies can use to train models, from phone calls to videos of places (Shubham Agarwal/The Guardian)
Why it matters: This new gig economy monetizes personal data, directly fueling AI development and raising privacy questions.
- Gig apps like Kled AI, Silencio, Neon Mobile, and Luel AI are paying users for various forms of personal data.
- Users are selling 'moments of their lives,' including phone calls, texts, and videos, to AI companies.
- AI companies are leveraging this user-generated data to train their artificial intelligence models.
A new wave of gig economy apps, including Kled AI, Silencio, Neon Mobile, and Luel AI, are compensating users globally for sharing personal data—ranging from phone calls and texts to videos of specific locations—which is then utilized by AI companies to train their models. This emerging market allows individuals to monetize moments of their daily lives, directly fueling the development of artificial intelligence.
