@omooretweets: As agents scale, many humans are going to be employed by AI (gig economy 2.0 - but even bigger) …and, I suspect most pe…
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A tweet speculates about humans working for AI in a new gig economy, while Poke announces 'Poke Human'—a service where humans assist its AI agent, now in preview for Ultra subscribers.
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As agents scale, many humans are going to be employed by AI (gig economy 2.0 - but even bigger)
…and, I suspect most people might actually prefer it!
Imagine a boss who is perfectly communicative and consistent…and is a logical decision maker
Poke (@interaction): Some things still need a human.
Poke now has humans helping it out.
Powered by @mercor_ai and @whop, Poke Human is in Preview for Ultra subscribers starting today!
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