gig economy

Terms from Artificial Intelligence: humans at the heart of algorithms

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The gig economy refers to the internet or app-based business models that grew up in the late 2010s incuding taxi-like services such as Uber and delivery services such as Deliveroo. They offer flexible working for those providing the services, but often poor job security and working conditions.

Used in Chap. 19: page 315; Chap. 21: page 356; Chap. 23: page 389