Key Takeaways

AI robotics companies need high-quality videos to help train their robots.

The videos are more specialized than something that’s been posted to social media already.

The pay can range from $10 to $150 an hour, or $1 to $4 a minute.

Two weeks ago, an unnamed “robotics AI startup” in New York posted an ad on Craigslist looking for “first-person video of everyday activities with your iPhone.” The company wants footage of “cooking dinner or doing laundry at your own home.”

But why would an AI robotics company need this kind of video? It’s to train the robots, of course. “This data will be used to train AI models for humanoid robotics, helping robots learn tasks like navigation, object manipulation, and household activities,” the post reads.

Business Insider reports that

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