Shift offers free home cleaning funded by the value of training data collected during cleanings. The service uses a “magic hat” worn by cleaners that contains a camera capturing footage from the cleaner’s point of view. Cleaners perform tasks such as washing windows, mopping, vacuuming, scrubbing dishes, and wiping down counters while being recorded. The company states that customer privacy is fully protected and that sensitive details like names and faces are handled to reduce exposure. The recorded footage is intended to train robots using real in-home cleaning behavior and workflows.
"Shift announced the unusual offer on social media on Thursday, explaining that the value of the training data generated from the cleanings is more than enough to fund the service. As its website puts it: “You get a spotless apartment. We get training data. Everyone wins.”"
"A promotional video shows a cleaner in a crisp white uniform and awkward-looking hat (more on that later) washing windows, mopping and vacuuming floors, scrubbing dishes, and wiping down counters. According to Shift's co-CEO and co-founder Bercan Kilic, this “magic hat” is what records the work. Peak fashion it is not, but it does contain a camera that captures footage from the cleaner's point of view."
"Footage from inside your home is, of course, what you're paying for the cleaning service with. On its website, Shift says customers' “privacy is fully protected,” with sensitive details like names, faces,"
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