Economy of micro-tasks and odd jobs, the Gig Economy is on the rise. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this new work organization? Analysis.

In addition to traditional wage earners and free-lance, a new way of organizing work is being developed: the gig economy

. “In English, the word 'gig' means 'concert': in the past, musicians were paid by the task, once the ball was over. By adding the word 'economy' to it, we take up the idea of ​​being paid by the task (and not by the month), as were the workers in the 19th century, but this time as self-employed workers ” , describes Jean Pouly , IT consultant and digital economy expert.

"Click workers"
In the wake of the Internet and advances in AI, millions of "click workers" are performing repetitive and uncomplicated "micro-tasks" around the world today. On platforms such as Amazon Mechanical Turk (AMT) or FouleFactory , for a few tens of dollars each time, they feed the databases of companies - by classifying images, by transcribing meetings, or even by identifying text in photos and even emotions in sounds.