Remote Carpenter Role - 38237

Turing; United States; On-site; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

All equipment provided

Flexible working arrangements

Participation in innovative research

Short-term engagement

Job summary

A growing AI research company is seeking carpenters for a short-term project to improve AI understanding of manual labor. Participants will record their woodworking routines using GoPro cameras over a flexible two-week period. This engagement offers the opportunity to play a vital role in shaping future AI research while remaining flexible with minimal disruption to daily routines. Participants must work indoors and agree to appear in the footage. All equipment will be provided by the company.

Qualifications

• Must work indoors in non-customer-facing roles.
• Self-employed or have employer consent to record.
• Able to use a computer for basic tasks.

Responsibilities

• Wear a head-mounted GoPro to capture daily activities.
• Spend around 2 hours uploading footage after each day.
• Choose to delete or anonymize video segments.

Skills

Manual or creative work

Fluent English

Tools

GoPro camera

Computer for uploading

Job description

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

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