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I got a free dinner from a private chef – who filmed everything to train robots
The author received a complimentary three-course meal from Shift, a company collecting egocentric video data of people's hand movements to train humanoid robots. Chef Ali filmed the entire process with a camera mounted on his hat, and the data will be used to improve robots' ability to perform tasks like cooking and cleaning.
WHY IT MATTERS
Since there is no comprehensive repository of egocentric video data for robot training the way there is for language models, data from people's homes is extremely valuable. Shift offers free services in exchange for permission to film, and plans to expand this model further.
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