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Hire a human: The future where AIs get people to do physical labor is upon us

18 October 2026 at 05:00

Hungarian artist Peter Weiler wanted to test a new platform called RentAHuman: the website’s slogan is “physical labor for AI” and it is designed for artificial intelligence agents to hire people to do jobs. Weiler wanted to test the platform and offered money for a person to hold a sign in a square in downtown Budapest that read in Hungarian and English: “An AI hired me for this job.” Last Thursday someone did that job for two hours for a fee of $70.

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A human hired through the RentAHuman platform holds a sign reading "An AI hired me for this job" in downtown Budapest, Hungary.

How much AI is in Spain’s bestselling books?

13 October 2026 at 10:46

Artificial intelligence is also making its way into the world of books. EL PAÍS examined the use of AI in a sample of 119 popular books published in 2025 and 2026, analyzing titles that appeared on the bestseller lists at Amazon.es and the Spanish bookstore chain Casa del Libro, as well as the winners of a major literary prize.

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A bookstore clerk in Barcelona checks the classics section.
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