Free NYC Cleanings Feed Data for Future Robots
TL;DR
An NYC startup, Shift by Micro AGI, is offering free apartment cleaning in exchange for recording tasks with wearable cameras to collect data for training future robots; the data, anonymized and sold to robotics firms, is meant to help robots learn dexterity across varied home environments. Privacy experts warn that such "pay-for-privacy" schemes amount to surveillance and data monetization with potential privacy and employment risks, while supporters say the approach is transparent and accelerates AI-driven innovation.
Topics:businesstechnology#artificial-intelligence#business-model#data-collection#privacy#robotics#technology
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- Shift Offers Free NYC Cleanings for Robot Training Let's Data Science
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