General Intelligence

Why Algorithmically Calculated Wages Are Bad News for Gig Workers

Dynamic pricing allows gig platforms much greater control over their workers

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4 min readOct 22, 2020

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Dave Gershgorn

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Senior Writer at OneZero covering surveillance, facial recognition, DIY tech, and artificial intelligence. Previously: Qz, PopSci, and NYTimes.

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