He filmed himself doing household tasks — for AI robots

NPR | By Scott Detrow,

Lennon Sherburne, Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published May 27, 2026 at 3:59 PM MDT

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Reece Rogers of WIRED about a new wave of data collection marketplaces, where users can sell their videos of everyday tasks to AI developers.

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