Usually it would be a network effect thing but in this case from reading the article it doesn't even work right (big surprise) and the nature of the tasks are spammy (big surprise). Like a worse mechanical turk minus the determinism of the code.

I agree. Unless they fix things, this will crash and burn, but the idea still has a future.

> [it] could be useful if more people and bots used it

That's a very optimistic way of looking at things!

Cannot fathom how being slaves for AI agents translates to usefulness.

The term of art for this is becoming a "Reverse Centaur:"

A “centaur” is a human being who is assisted by a machine (a human head on a strong and tireless body). A reverse centaur is a machine that uses a human being as its assistant (a frail and vulnerable person being puppeteered by an uncaring, relentless machine).

https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2025-09-11...

What's the term if your car is an old clunker, and you're forever having to tinker to keep it running you around town?

> "Starring in a very funny template joke."

Alice joins a group ride. Poseur Patty greets her:

"Check out my new top-of-the-line bike! It costs more than my car!!"

Alice nods:

"Yeah, I have a similar car."

Poverty

You don't remember this classic?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30878489

We're acclimating ourselves to the inevitable service to our future AI overlords

I agree that the deal the site proposes is essentially being a slave to an AI agent.

Other than the getting paid part. Let’s not trivialize slavery by making it equivalent to gig work.

That's definitely not trivializing. Algorithmic slavery should be a thing and discussed, it's real slavery.