@VaibhavSisinty: A 25-year-old housewife in Chennai earns ₹250/hour ($3) just by doing her normal housework. She wears a phone on her he…
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A 25-year-old housewife in Chennai earns ₹250/hour filming her daily housework for AI companies training humanoid robots, as part of a growing gig economy where thousands in India record everyday tasks to train future robots.
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A 25-year-old housewife in Chennai earns ₹250/hour ($3) just by doing her normal housework.
She wears a phone on her head and records herself making coffee, cutting fruit, folding laundry.
These first-person videos get sent to AI companies training humanoid robots to handle real-world tasks. She shoots 90+ clips a day.
Her quote: “Who else will pay you ₹250/hour ($3) an hour just for doing housework?”
She’s part of a growing gig economy in India where thousands are doing the same thing, filming everyday life to train the robots of tomorrow.
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