I Trained Robots for Money
Humanoid robots have a big data problem. One solution? Pay humans to train them. I spent three weeks testing MicroAGI’s Shift platform, which pays people up to $20 an hour to wear a camera while doing chores. I also watched a New York cleaning crew collect footage that could help robots eventually do their jobs. Cool new side hustle or the beginning of a dystopian nightmare?Chapters:
[00:00 - 00:55] Joanna Stern’s new robot training job
[00:56 - 02:05] How MicroAGI’s Shift free cleanings work
[02:06 - 04:17] Why do robots need more training data?
[04:18 - 05:15] MoneyMic sponsor: Mercury
[05:16 - 09:03] How to make money training robots
[09:04 - 10:23] Will this actually help train robots?
[10:24 - end] Are we training AI to replace us?
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Who is Joanna Stern?
Emmy winner. Pulitzer finalist. Professional asker of uncomfortable questions. New York Times bestselling author. Joanna spent 12 years at The Wall Street Journal making videos and writing columns before founding New Things. Before that, she helped start The Verge and worked at ABC News. She believes technology should work for humans—and that journalism should be fun. She is working on both. She also is the author of the new book I AM NOT A ROBOT: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything. As NBC News' Chief Technology Analyst, her reporting and The New Things content regularly appears across NBC's broadcasts and platforms. For Joanna’s full resume, see LinkedIn.
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