Tech companies desperately want to film you doing chores

This week, an AI training startup called Shift said it would clean New Yorkers’ homes for free . It has plans to expand into other cities as well, including London, and looking around my flat, I get the appeal. But there’s a catch. There’s always a catch. In exchange for the cleaning, Shift wants footage of its cleaners at work: scrubbing dishes, wiping counters, dusting tables, mopping floors. It wants everything. …