AI Robotics Training India: Recently, a video is spreading widely on the internet, in which Indian workers working in factories are seen preparing data for AI and robots by wearing cameras on their heads. According to reports, Indian factories have become a means for AI companies to generate data related to human motion and movements. A major reason behind this is cheap labour.
This is a gig economy, where human movements are being converted into data, so that in the future, robots can do tasks like sewing, packing and lifting goods (REF.). In such a situation, the question arises whether AI and robots are going to swallow the jobs of laborers in future? Also, are the workers wearing cameras today doing the job of hitting their own feet with an axe?
Getting motion data from laborers
According to reports today, robots and AI. The biggest challenge for a child is to move in the real world or rather to walk and to catch the correct movement of hands and legs. This requires human motion data. It is expensive to collect this data in countries like America and Europe. This is the reason why many factories in India have now become data farms. For this, the movements of the workers’ hands and legs are being recorded by placing cameras on their heads.
These cameras capture in detail how a worker moves his hands and legs. This data is used to teach machines how easily a human can do a task.
India’s cheap labor is giving free data
It is worth noting that in countries like America or Europe, collecting data for robotics training is very expensive. There, hundreds of dollars have to be spent for one hour of data collection. Whereas in India, work gets done very cheaply due to cheap labour. According to the report of Technology Review, today it has become a new kind of gig economy, where workers are continuously generating data but they have no idea about the rest.
Will robots take over workers’ jobs?
The dark side of workers generating data for AI and robots is that in the future these same AI and robots can become a threat to their jobs. Jobs like sewing, warehouse management and assembly line are currently the major means of livelihood for Indian workers.
According to reports (REF.) Experts believe that the workers are preparing their own options. Although companies are calling it a new employment opportunity, the direct training that robots and AI are receiving from workers definitely raises questions about their job opportunities.
About the authorgrand bhardwajBhavya Bhardwaj is an experienced journalist from the world of tech and gadgets and is currently associated with Times.com as a Digital Content Producer. Active in the field of journalism for the last 11 years, Bhavya has closely observed and covered the changing landscape of technology, gadgets and consumer electronics. While working in reputed organizations like Zee News (DNA), India News, UC News, Oppo India and ByteDance (TikTok), he has brought technology to common users in Hindi language. He has improved his understanding of technical intricacies and users by working for global tech companies like Google and WhatsApp (Meta). As a tech journalist, Bhavya specializes in reviews of new gadgets, launch events and changes happening in the world of AI. Bhavya believes in reading and understanding about AI and using it to deliver useful things to people. Also, he not only keeps a keen eye on the latest smartphones, but he also examines audio devices and wearables in depth. Bhavya’s skill is to convey complex technical information to the readers in simple and colloquial language, so that even common readers can easily understand the new technology. Bhavya also has expertise in conveying useful tips and tricks to people in simple language using different technologies. Bhavya Bhardwaj graduated in Mass Media and Creative Writing from Jamia Millia Islamia University. He holds a Master of Journalism and Mass Communication (MJMC) degree from Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar. His educational background gives him the strength to present technical news in a factual and creative manner. He doesn’t judge technology just on the basis of specifications, but looks at it from the perspective of what kind of experience a user will get with it. He believes that the real purpose of technology is to make life simpler and this thinking is also reflected in the way he describes technology.… read more