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Uber Launched Opaque Algorithm That Changes Drivers' Payments in the US
- Occurred
- Feb 10, 2022
- Published
- Mar 3, 2022
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Uber launched a new but opaque algorithm to determine drivers' pay in the US which allegedly caused drivers to experience lower fares, confusing fare drops, and a decrease in rides.
Developers
- Uber
Deployers
- Uber
Harmed parties
- Uber drivers
Classification
Category confidence: 90%
Severity confidence: 85%
Rationale: Uber's opaque algorithm causing financial harm to drivers fits transparency and fairness concerns.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8