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PublishedMay 29, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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This AI startup will clean your home for free to train future robots

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AI training startup Shift wants to clean your home for free. The catch - because, despite what its website says, there's always a catch - is that it will record cleaners as they scrub, vacuum, dust, tidy, and wash, and use that footage to train robots. Shift announced the unusual offer on social med
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