Uber AI Solutions contractors report $50 to $150 hourly pay with irregular hours

Four contractors who worked for Uber AI Solutions said the positions paid between $50 and $150 per hour. Three of them had previously held similar AI training contracts at other firms that paid up to $30 per hour. Uber told two contractors they would receive between 20 and 40 hours per week, with management determining the exact number.

Scheduling and training Google assigned hours week to week, with assignments typically sent on Sundays, one contractor who managed a team said. Some workers received near full-time hours while others received none and were told to check again the following week.

The same contractors said they received no orientation or training on how to annotate data or evaluate queries. One worker who had previously trained AI for Google through another firm said that earlier role included several days of identity verification, nondisclosure agreements, and instruction sessions.

Contract length and termination Job descriptions indicated contracts would last three months. One contractor was terminated about a week after starting. Another contractor approved in December received no work until May, when Uber offered a new assignment to record short voice clips for $10 each. Uber and Google did not respond to requests for comment.