InitAI

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How it works.

Everything to know before you start. It takes two minutes to read.

What you record

Real hands-on work, at a workplace or at home, filmed from your own point of view. Each program lists the tasks it pays for, says what each one needs, and how long to record.

Read the recording standards

A phone held on the forehead by a head strap, its camera tipped down toward the hands working on a counter.
The phone sits on your forehead, camera tipped down
What the camera on your forehead sees: your two hands slicing a cucumber on a cutting board.
What it sees: your hands and the task

What it is for

Robots learn everyday hand work from first-person video. Your recordings show them how people really do it.

The steps

  1. 01Sign in with your emailabout 2 minutes

    We email you a link; there is no password.

  2. 02Your country and your phone

    Say where you record and which phone you record with. We tell you straight away whether the phone works.

  3. 03Accept the program's terms

    Each program has its own terms: what is recorded, who sees it, and how points are earned.

  4. 04Install the app with our codeabout 5 minutes

    Install the recording app and sign up there with the same email and our code. That is what links your recordings to you.

  5. 05Record tasks

    Put the phone on your forehead, pick a task, record. The app uploads it.

  6. 06Earn points

    Recordings are reviewed, usually within a few days. Approved minutes show up here as points and hours.

Points for every approved minute.

Only approved minutes count. Once you are signed in, your points page shows your points and the time they came from.

Which phones

iPhone 12 to 18, Pixel 6 to 10, or Galaxy S21 to S26, with a head strap that holds it at your forehead. Not the iPhone e models or iPhone Air, the Pixel a models, the Galaxy FE and Edge, or folding phones. We check your phone before you accept anything.

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