Carpenter Role - 38237

Turing; United States; On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

All equipment provided

Short-term flexible engagement

Training on recording and uploading

Participation in innovative data collection

Job summary

An innovative AI company is looking for carpenters to participate in a research project aimed at improving AI understanding of manual labor through recorded footage. Applicants must be fluent in English and undertake a commitment of 5 recording days within a 2-week period. Equipment will be provided, and participation will play a vital role in shaping AI research.

Qualifications

• Participants must be self-employed or have employer consent to record in the work environment.
• A comfort level with using web-based tools for uploading and reviewing clips is necessary.
• Contractor / Freelance engagement with provided equipment.

Responsibilities

• Wear a head-mounted GoPro camera to capture daily activities for 5 separate days.
• Upload your footage to a secure platform at the end of each recording day.
• End of day tasks: upload footage, and decide on deletion, anonymization, or consent for segments.

Skills

Fluent English

Manual or creative work

Computer literacy

Computer use

Video recording

Tools

GoPro camera

Job description

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Turing is one of the world’s fastest-growing AI companies, accelerating the advancement and deployment of powerful AI systems.

Turing helps customers in two ways: working with the world’s leading AI labs to advance frontier model capabilities in thinking, reasoning, coding, agentic behavior, multimodality, multilinguality, STEM, and frontier knowledge; and leveraging that work to build real-world AI systems that solve mission-critical priorities for companies.

Role Overview

Turing is recruiting carpenters for the Common Lives Project, a research program using wearable GoPro footage to improve AI understanding of manual labor. Record your woodworking, building, or fabrication routines as part of this short-term paid project.

Responsibilities:

• Wear a head-mounted GoPro camera to capture daily activities for 5 separate days within a 2-week window
• Record a minimum of 7 hours per day, with flexibility to take breaks and pause the camera for privacy
• At the end of each day, spend around 2 hours to:
• Upload your footage to a secure platform
• Choose to delete, anonymize, or consent to each video segment

Household Requirements:

• No children (under 18) present or visiting during the recording period
• All adults in the space must be fluent English speakers and consent to being recorded
• Must live in a private, self-contained apartment, building, or indoor work environment
• All household members must agree to appear in the footage

Participant Requirements:

• Must work indoors in non-customer-facing roles (e.g., not retail or child care)
• Participants who share the same workplace or household should both have a GoPro mounted during the activity.
• Preferably engaged in manual or creative work (e.g., chef, baker, artist, carpenter, musician, electrician, mechanic)
• Must be self-employed or have employer consent to record in the work environment
• Able to use a computer for basic tasks such as reviewing and uploading video clips

Technical Requirements:

• Must have access to a computer and internet connection
• Comfortable using web-based tools for uploading and reviewing clips (training will be provided)
• GoPro camera and all accessories will be provided for the duration of the project

Perks of Freelancing With Turing:

• Play a vital role in shaping the future of human-centered AI research
• Short-term, flexible engagement with minimal disruption to your routine
• All equipment provided by Turing
• Be part of an innovative global data collection initiative
• Commitment Required: 5 recording days within a 2-week window
• Engagement Type: Contractor / Freelance
• Duration: 2 weeks (plus setup and review time)
• Location: United States only (Due to consent regulations, participants must NOT reside in the following states/provinces: Illinois, Texas, Washington, New York, Colorado, California, Oregon, Quebec, Kentucky, South Carolina)

Application Process:

• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a brief screening
• Once accepted, Turing will ship all necessary equipment and provide onboarding instructions
• Participants will receive training on how to record, upload, and review their footage securely

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Technology, Information and Internet