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AI companies want to harvest improv actors’ skills to train AI on human emotion
- AI firms are recruiting improv actors to train models on human emotion through unscripted sessions.
- The role targets ‘emotional awareness,’ including recognizing and expressing emotions authentically.
- Sessions are described as unscripted, open-ended, and easy to fit with auditions or classes.
- Pay for participation averages around $74 per hour, with flexible scheduling.
- Handshake AI positions data labeling as essential for multimodal AI models used by top labs.
- The Verge notes concerns from improv communities about career impacts as AI training expands.
- The program aligns with AI labs’ push for niche data labeling to fix model gaps.
- The Verge describes the trend of multimodal AI adding voice and emotion features.
- The recruitment reflects a broader market demand for diverse professionals in AI data sourcing.
- The Verge notes the potential financial variability and flexibility concerns in these gigs.
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