Manual Laborer Opportunity
We are recruiting individuals to participate in a research program using wearable footage to improve AI understanding of manual labor.
Record your woodworking, building, or fabrication routines as part of this short-term project.
Key Responsibilities:
* Wear a head-mounted camera to capture daily activities for 5 separate days within a 2-week window.
* Record a minimum of 7 hours per day, with flexibility to take breaks and pause the camera for privacy.
* At the end of each day, spend around 2 hours to: upload your footage to a secure platform, review short clips, and choose to delete, anonymize, or consent to each video segment.
Eligibility Requirements:
* No children (under 18) present or visiting during the recording period.
* All adults in the space must be fluent English speakers and consent to being recorded.
* Must live in a private, self-contained apartment, building, or indoor work environment.
* All household members must agree to appear in the footage.
Participant Eligibility:
* Must work indoors in non-customer-facing roles (e.g., not retail or child care).
* Participants who share the same workplace or household should both have a camera mounted during the activity.
* Preferably engaged in manual or creative work (e.g., chef, baker, artist, carpenter, musician, electrician, mechanic).
* Must be self-employed or have employer consent to record in the work environment.
* Able to use a computer for basic tasks such as reviewing and uploading video clips.
Technical Prerequisites:
* Must have access to a computer and internet connection.
* Comfortable using web-based tools for uploading and reviewing clips (training will be provided).
* Camera and all accessories will be provided for the duration of the project.
Benefits of Participating:
* Contribute to shaping the future of human-centered AI research.
* Short-term, flexible engagement with minimal disruption to your routine.
* All equipment provided.
* Be part of an innovative global data collection initiative.