AI startups are paying people to film themselves folding laundry — and they'll use this data to train robots

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Humans are helping robots learn how to do chores.

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I cofounded an app with a teenager, and we make over $1 million in profit a month. You never know who might change your life.

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Jake Castillo cofounded Cal AI with a former intern he worked with.

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I'm a high school dropout who raised $6 million out of Y Combinator. Being a teen founder means you can take more risks.

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Mariya Harley

Silicon Valley wasn't what it used to be, so I left. I'm now starting an AI company in Tokyo as a foreigner.

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Eric Fung left California to AI startup in Tokyo

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I left quant trading to work in AI. Here's why I gave up a more secure career to join an AI startup.

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A man stands smiling in front of the Golden Gate Bridge on a foggy day, with the bridge's top partially hidden in the mist. They are wearing a dark t-shirt, white pants, and white sneakers, posing with hands in pockets.
Varun Goyal joined an AI startup last spring after graduating from his master's.

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I quit the golden handcuffs of Big Tech for an AI startup. It's not for everyone, but here's why I know I made the right choice.

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Kendall Rankin says the startup lifestyle might not work for everyone.

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Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has moved his AI startup out of stealth, calling it Parallel

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Parag Agrawal was the CEO of Twitter from November 2021 to October 2022.

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