Fiverr Jobs Targeted at Algorithms

AI and robots can autonomously hire people to help them add a human touch

I hopped into the janky time machine and zipped off to a nearby timeline about a decade into the future. That's when it hit me—I'd left my wallet behind! Instead of heading back to my primeline, I figured I'd make some quick cash by doing gig work in this future place. You know, as AI gets more advanced, so do systems designed to outsmart robots and such. That's where humans like me come in, getting hired on Fiverr to solve puzzles for algorithms.

Once I set up my profile, I was flooded with over 300 job requests in no time. I spent the next 3 hours identifying fire hydrants, bicycles, and bridges, clicking on CAPTCHAs, sliding puzzle pieces into adversarial patterns, earning enough dough to treat my pal Julian to a couple of rounds of synthelol at the local astropub.

If you haven’t met Julian, he’s a fellow time traveler, digging into the nooks and crannies of random everyday futures. Be sure to sign up for his newsletter for more even more Design Fiction inspiration.