Uber pitches AI labeling services following Meta’s Scale acquisition — Report

The ride-hailing giant has reportedly offered AI “coders for hire” since at least November.

Ride-hailing giant Uber is promoting its data labeling services to potential clients following Meta’s 49% acquisition of Scale AI — a move that reportedly unsettled some companies previously partnered with Scale, including OpenAI and Google.

In an interview with Fortune, Uber executive Megha Yethadka said the company is expanding its AI business by offering large-scale data sets and tools to organizations developing in-house AI models. This includes licensing Uber’s data labeling platform and related technologies to help customers build AI agents.

“For Uber, our core has always been being the platform of choice for flexible on-demand work,” Yethadka said. “That extends itself really well to this business of digital tasks now.”

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