This AI startup will clean your home for free to train future robots AI training startup Shift is offering free home cleaning services in exchange for recording cleaners at work to train robots. The footage, captured by a camera in a hat worn by the cleaner, will be used for AI training after sensitive personal information is blurred. The company plans to expand this model to other services like plumbing and cooking.

• Shift offers free home cleaning services in exchange for recording the cleaning process.
• The footage is used to train robots, with the value of the data funding the free service.
• Cleaners wear a hat equipped with a camera to capture footage from their perspective.
• Personal information like faces and screen content will be blurred and anonymized.
• The service is initially available in New York and plans to expand to other cities.
• Shift also has a broader business model of paying people to record their activities for AI training. Continue reading https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/939765/ai-training-data-startup-shift-free-cleaning