Uber is seeking a patent for a system that would leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to match drivers with potential riders based on their usage history.
While the tech would enable greater efficiency for Uber drivers and make it more convenient for riders to get where they want to go, it also underscores the vast amount of data companies have access to and how AI processes make it easier than ever to process that data – and potentially exploit without sufficient safeguards.
Uber has previously been granted patents for other AI-related technologies that affect both riders and drivers. Artificial intelligence systems like those Uber is seeking to patent or has received patents for offer significant commercial potential but raise privacy concerns. A patent granted in 2020 involved a system using AI and machine learning for "predicting user state," essentially comparing a user’s behavior on their phone to usual behavior using data about the user's location, interface interactions, movement speed and the accuracy or speed of their data inputs.
If the system finds the user requesting a ride is in an "unusual state," such as if the user has been at ait would change the parameters for its matching service to pair the user with a driver who has more experience or training in dealing with inebriated riders. It could also prevent the user from matching with any ride provider or accessing shared ride services.
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