Amazon delivery workers

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 5272 Reports
Tech Companies Reportedly Influenced Gig Workers' Behaviors Using Algorithms to Vary Pay for Same Amount of Work

2014-05-08

Amazon and Uber were alleged in a multiyear ethnographic study using algorithmic systems based on gig workers' data to vary pay, such as by offering them lower wages for the same amount of work.

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Uber

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer

Incident 527
2 Reports
Tech Companies Reportedly Influenced Gig Workers' Behaviors Using Algorithms to Vary Pay for Same Amount of Work

Amazon

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer

Incident 527
2 Reports
Tech Companies Reportedly Influenced Gig Workers' Behaviors Using Algorithms to Vary Pay for Same Amount of Work

Uber drivers

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 527
2 Reports
Tech Companies Reportedly Influenced Gig Workers' Behaviors Using Algorithms to Vary Pay for Same Amount of Work

gig workers

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 527
2 Reports
Tech Companies Reportedly Influenced Gig Workers' Behaviors Using Algorithms to Vary Pay for Same Amount of Work