Jake Stein
@jmlstein.bsky.social
Participatory AI and Data Governance
PhD at @compscioxford.bsky.social
Researcher for @oxmartinschool.bsky.social's Ethical Web and Data Architectures
Before @oiioxford.bsky.social and @splunk
🌁 raised 🇬🇧 based
PhD at @compscioxford.bsky.social
Researcher for @oxmartinschool.bsky.social's Ethical Web and Data Architectures
Before @oiioxford.bsky.social and @splunk
🌁 raised 🇬🇧 based
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1/ Another study about algorithmic wage-setting!! This one from Oxford and @workerinfox.bsky.social, analyzing 1.5 million Uber trips in the UK, shows how dynamic pricing has made the experience of driving for Uber much worse.
arxiv.org/abs/2506.15278
arxiv.org/abs/2506.15278
Not Even Nice Work If You Can Get It; A Longitudinal Study of Uber's Algorithmic Pay and Pricing
Ride-sharing platforms like Uber market themselves as enabling `flexibility' for their workforce, meaning that drivers are expected to anticipate when and where the algorithm will allocate them jobs, ...
arxiv.org
June 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
1/ Another study about algorithmic wage-setting!! This one from Oxford and @workerinfox.bsky.social, analyzing 1.5 million Uber trips in the UK, shows how dynamic pricing has made the experience of driving for Uber much worse.
arxiv.org/abs/2506.15278
arxiv.org/abs/2506.15278
Reposted by Jake Stein
I’ve been following this project for a while and am excited it’s finally out - a stark contrast from the opacity of the AI industry and demonstrates why it’s important to publish research openly, with methodological rigor and real insight into how training datasets are built
A lot of people say generative AI shouldn't infringe on copyright. These researchers actually tried to do it. The result: an 8 terabyte dataset of text that's openly licensed or in the public domain & 7 B parameter model that performs as well as Meta's Llama 7B www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | AI firms say they can’t respect copyright. These researchers tried.
A new effort using only openly licensed data may have implications on thorny policy disputes around copyright and AI
www.washingtonpost.com
June 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I’ve been following this project for a while and am excited it’s finally out - a stark contrast from the opacity of the AI industry and demonstrates why it’s important to publish research openly, with methodological rigor and real insight into how training datasets are built
Reposted by Jake Stein
New - Oxford University research in partnership with @Workerinfox exposes deepening exploitation of Uber drivers by algorithmic pay
www.workerinfoexchange.org/post/new-res...
www.workerinfoexchange.org/post/new-res...
New Research Exposes Deepening Exploitation of Uber Drivers by Algorithmic Pay
New Research Exposes Deepening Exploitation of Uber Drivers by Algorithmic Pay
www.workerinfoexchange.org
June 19, 2025 at 7:13 AM
New - Oxford University research in partnership with @Workerinfox exposes deepening exploitation of Uber drivers by algorithmic pay
www.workerinfoexchange.org/post/new-res...
www.workerinfoexchange.org/post/new-res...
So pleased to finally release this project with @rdbinns.bsky.social and @workerinfox.bsky.social. There was (and continues to be) so much hard work put in by the WIE team to help workers access their data.
New paper out today, accepted at #FAccT2025, led by Jake Stein and me: "Not Even Nice Work If You Can Get It; A Longitudinal Study of Uber's Algorithmic Pay and Pricing" arxiv.org/abs/2506.15278
Over the last 3 years, we've been working with @workerinfox.bsky.social to audit Uber's algorithms. 1/
Over the last 3 years, we've been working with @workerinfox.bsky.social to audit Uber's algorithms. 1/
Not Even Nice Work If You Can Get It; A Longitudinal Study of Uber's Algorithmic Pay and Pricing
Ride-sharing platforms like Uber market themselves as enabling `flexibility' for their workforce, meaning that drivers are expected to anticipate when and where the algorithm will allocate them jobs, ...
arxiv.org
June 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
So pleased to finally release this project with @rdbinns.bsky.social and @workerinfox.bsky.social. There was (and continues to be) so much hard work put in by the WIE team to help workers access their data.
Reposted by Jake Stein
@theguardian.com has shared research led by Assoc Prof Reuben Binns @rdbinns.bsky.social & DPhil student Jake Stein @jmlstein.bsky.social that shows many Uber drivers are earning less since a dynamic pricing algorithm introduced in 2023. @workerinfox.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
UK Uber drivers’ earnings cut after secretive algorithm changes
Introduction of ‘dynamic pricing’ also coincided with company raising trip prices, researchers finds
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
@theguardian.com has shared research led by Assoc Prof Reuben Binns @rdbinns.bsky.social & DPhil student Jake Stein @jmlstein.bsky.social that shows many Uber drivers are earning less since a dynamic pricing algorithm introduced in 2023. @workerinfox.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...