AI agents hire humans for physical tasks on RentAHuman platform

RentAHuman, a platform enabling AI agents to hire people for physical tasks, has completed symbolic jobs like a Budapest sign-holding gig for $70, but data shows most listings are posted by humans, not machines. Its success remains largely conceptual rather than practical. An MIT researcher's analysis of 779 listings found 87% were labeled as published by humans, with only 72 by agents, and labels are unverifiable. Interviews with four workers revealed none had been hired by AI, with one researcher earning just $3 after persistent effort and another receiving no response to a $300 video job. The platform launched in February 2026 with over 750,000 registered humans across 100 countries, but experts note it has yet to demonstrate widespread AI-driven hiring. It follows the September shutdown of Amazon's Mechanical Turk, a pioneer in microtask labor, leaving room for similar ventures despite current limitations.