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AI lab offers free plumbing and HVAC repairs across three cities to train AI robots — wearable sensors record video of repair work for robotics training, free services also include electrical work, air duct cleaning, and carpet cleaning Is AI coming for blue-collar jobs, too? An AI lab that specializes in gathering real-world data wants to partner with homeowners to record how skilled laborers do their jobs to train AI robots. HUMXN said it will subsidize plumbing, electrical, HVAC, air-duct cleaning, and carpet cleaning, allowing people who need these services to get them for free in exchange for letting someone in with “wearable capture technology” work inside their home. “The next generation of AI is going to need more than text and images from the internet. Robots need to understand how skilled people interact with the physical world. Home-service technicians perform millions of highly technical tasks every day. We are creating a way for homeowners and service companies to benefit financially from the value of that expertise,” HUMXN founder Thomas Unise said. He also added, “There are millions of skilled workers performing incredibly complex tasks every day, but very little of that expertise exists in a format that AI systems can learn from. We want to build the infrastructure that connects that knowledge with the companies building the next generation of intelligent machines while making sure the people creating the value participate in the economics.” HUMXN said it’s difficult to capture skilled workers' natural movements in lab settings. By working with homeowners, it could capture data across “different homes, equipment types, problems, technicians, and environments.” It would also give AI models insight into how technicians get the job done—from examining the situation and testing systems to choosing the right tools, responding to changing conditions, and determining whether the job was completed successfully. The lab says its system would let homeowners get qualifying work done on their property for free while still ensuring service professionals get paid. On the other hand, HUMXN essentially pays residents for the right to record on their premises to gather real-world training data. The company is launching its program in three cities—Minneapolis, Chicago, and Miami—to gather data from places with very different climates. If you live in one of these cities and need something done or repaired at home, you can check whether you qualify on the HUMXN Free Home Service webpage. HUMXN’s effort to pay for training data is refreshing, after many AI labs, including Meta, Nvidia, and OpenAI, have been accused of stealing data to train their models. But the next generation of AI likely can't be trained on just text, images, and video scraped from the internet, so companies like these may be forced to pay for data generated from real-world activities. Follow Tom's Hardware on Google News, or add us as a preferred source, to get our latest news, analysis, & reviews in your feeds. Get Tom's Hardware's best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. Jowi Morales is a tech enthusiast with years of experience working in the industry. He’s been writing with several tech publications since 2021, where he’s been interested in tech hardware and consumer electronics. - hotaru251 so when the "ai" and machines took over the white coallr jobs they said "you can still go to trade school" They coming for the trade school jobs....what will be left? governments are going to need to seriously start planning for giving people $ for nothing or theres going to be revolutions due to people having no way to make $ to survive and push em into extreme situations. Reply - scott93933 hotaru251 said:so when the "ai" and machines took over the white coallr jobs they said "you can still go to trade school" They coming for the trade school jobs....what will be left? governments are going to need to seriously start planning for giving people $ for nothing or theres going to be revolutions due to people having no way to make $ to survive and push em into extreme situations.That's the first thing I thought when I saw this article too. These clowns are all racing to get rich by replacing employees with AI, so who will have any money to buy the AI stocks? The rich (who've already got their AI stocks) will get richer, and the middle class will further evaporate. As you point out, what are we supposed to do for a living if there are no jobs? It's ridiculous... Reply - D_Farmer This is such a stupid farce. Advertising and exposure for something that won't be even remotely plausible for many years. Get in on the ground floor! Next up after the weather, robots playing soccer!!! 1983 called, it wants its awkward humanoid elementary school science museum field trip curiousity back.Reply
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