These workers help train robots who could one day steal their jobs

October 14, 2026 · 9:28 am 3 sources

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• These workers help train robots who could one day steal their jobs
  NPR · October 14, 2026 09:28
  Factory workers in India are being asked to wear GoPros to record the way they do their jobs. The ultimate goal is to train robots to take over. Will it work?
• To train robots, AI companies are paying people in India to film themselves doing chores
  NPR · October 15, 2026 21:41
  Men and women across India are being paid to record themselves doing domestic jobs as developers train AI robots to do household chores.

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• Robots can handle a third of physical jobs — but not yet cost-effectively, Anthropic says
  HR Dive · October 14, 2026 20:25
  About 300,000 jobs are exposed today; 2.8 million could be at risk in seven years, says an analysis by the AI company.