DoorDash Launches Tasks To Collect AI Training Data

DoorDash on March 19 launched Tasks, a paid program that redirects its roughly 8 million U.S. delivery couriers to collect training data for AI and robotics. Assignments include recording unscripted Spanish conversations, filming household activities for contact-rich manipulation training, and scanning store shelves; the program currently excludes regulated markets such as California, New York City, Seattle and Colorado. DoorDash says submissions will evaluate in-house and partner AI models across retail, insurance and transportation.