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RentAHuman lets 500,000 humans work for AI bots with jobs such as counting pigeons for $30 an hour
(supercarblondie.com)
this post was submitted on 26 Feb 2026
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Sounds like Daemon (2006) by Daniel Suarez in which a decision tree established and runs a criminal organization to parasitize then displace nation-states by hiring talented people disaffected by corrupt governments.
Suarez rightfully notes that daemon had a better grasp on security
https://mastodon.social/@DanielSuarez/116022558577380409
TIL he's on mastodon. Of course.
That sounds good, then.
If I could throw some monero at some people to fab a swarm of drones to disable flock cameras, I would.