Uberland: How Algorithms Are Rewriting the Rules of Work is a book, being released on October 15, 2019, about the gig economy and working for algorithms instead of bosses.
Author Alex Rosenblat writes based on her firsthand experience of riding over 5,000 miles with Uber drivers, daily visits to online forums, and face-to-face discussions with senior Uber employees.
She goes beyond the headlines to reveal the complicated politics of popular technologies that are manipulating both workers and consumers.
The book looks like it will be an interesting examination of how Uber’s algorithms are changing the way companies operate and the way the drivers deal with it.
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