MicroAGI's Shift offers free NYC apartment cleaning for AI training recordings
Let cleaners record your home to train household robots—for free.
MicroAGI, a German startup, is offering free apartment cleaning in New York City through its platform Shift. The catch: cleaners wear cameras on their "magic hats" to record the entire process, from vacuuming and dusting to reorganizing fridges and closets. The footage trains AI for what the company calls "the next generation of household robots." Shift's US GM Harry Kilberg says the future starts in New York, and the company plans to launch in London, Munich, and Zurich soon. Cleaners are "vetted by partners," and the service is limited-time only.
Shift promises to anonymize all personally identifiable information, blurring faces, ID cards, phones, and other sensitive data. However, the terms of service state Shift is not responsible for theft, personal injury, or property damage during cleanings. CEO Bercan Kilic says the company already pays tens of thousands of people worldwide to record themselves doing repetitive manual labor. The data collected will help train AI models for autonomous household robots. For now, messy New Yorkers can trade their privacy for a spotless home—as long as they're okay with their dirty laundry potentially becoming training data.
- Shift offers free cleaning in NYC if cleaners record the process with head-mounted cameras to train AI for household robots.
- Data is anonymized by blurring faces, IDs, and other sensitive information, but the company isn't liable for theft or damage.
- MicroAGI already pays thousands globally for manual-labor recordings and plans to expand Shift to London, Munich, and Zurich.
Why It Matters
Your messy apartment becomes AI training data for the next generation of household robots.