The Indian workers training AI robots to take their jobs
TOPSHOT - This photograph taken on May 13, 2026 shows a worker wearing a GoPro camera on his head recording actions through motion capture while folding towels inside a model bathroom at AI data company Objectways' office in Tamil Nadu's Karur district.(AFP)
With a smartphone strapped to her head, Indian housewife Nagireddy Sriramyachandra films herself slicing mangoes to train AI-powered robots to take on household jobs in the future.
Earning just over two dollars for an hour of video, her mundane recordings are invaluable for global tech companies teaching machines how to move like humans in the real world.
The 25-year-old is one of a growing army of thousands of AI system trainers in the world's most populous country.
