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Jake Stein

@jmlstein.bsky.social
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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

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CompSciOxford @compscioxford.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
DPhil student Jake Stein @jmlstein.bsky.social has co-authored a report published in the Open Data Institute @odihq.bsky.social titled 'Missing Infrastructure: Semantic Data for Effective Scrutiny of Online Platforms'. Read the full report: theodi.org/insights/rep... @kelloggoxford.bsky.social
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Missing Infrastructure: Semantic Data for Effective Scrutiny of Online Platforms
Mandated access alone does not fill the gap left by truly open research APIs, nor does it address the problems of consistency present in earlier regimes.
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Dan Ocampo @danocampo.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
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
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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, ...
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Sarah Myers West @smw.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
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
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Worker Info Exchange @workerinfox.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
New - Oxford University research in partnership with @Workerinfox exposes deepening exploitation of Uber drivers by algorithmic pay www.workerinfoexchange.org/post/new-res...
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New Research Exposes Deepening Exploitation of Uber Drivers by Algorithmic Pay
New Research Exposes Deepening Exploitation of Uber Drivers by Algorithmic Pay
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Jake Stein @jmlstein.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
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.
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CompSciOxford @compscioxford.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
@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...
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UK Uber drivers’ earnings cut after secretive algorithm changes
Introduction of ‘dynamic pricing’ also coincided with company raising trip prices, researchers finds
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