Indian workers paid to film their jobs to train AI systems

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Workers in India are being paid to record themselves performing everyday tasks on camera. The footage is then used to train artificial intelligence systems. The arrangement highlights a growing market for real-world data that AI developers need. Details about the specific companies, pay rates, and scale of the work were not provided in the source material.

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