Free House Cleaning in New York
Micro AGI is a company in New York. The company has a project named Shift. Cleaners work in homes for free. But the cleaners wear cameras. The cameras record the rooms. The company collects data to train robots. Some people worry about their privacy.
A new company is in New York. The company name is Micro AGI. The company has a new project. The project name is Shift. The company offers free help in homes.
Two young workers clean a small apartment. They clean the kitchen and the rooms. They work five days every week. They clean five homes every day. The workers are college graduates. They want to do this work. They do the cleaning for free. But there is a problem.
The workers wear small cameras. The cameras are on their caps. The cameras connect to mobile phones. The cameras record the apartment. The cameras record the clean rooms. They record the hands of the workers. This data helps the robots.
A man leads this new project. His name is Bercan Kilic. He wants to train robots. He wants to build smart robots. The robots need to clean. The robots need to cook. But robots can not see well. Every home kitchen is different. Every room has different light. The robots need to learn. They need a lot of data. So the company collects home data. They sell this home data. They sell it to robot companies. The other companies make robots.
Some people do not like this. They worry about their privacy. One manager is Rory Mir. He works for a group. He says this project is bad. Other businesses can get the data. Governments can get the data. The data is not safe. Another manager is Calli Schroeder. She says this project is bad. She says it takes user privacy. But many people want free help. So the cleaners are very busy.
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What is the name of the new company's project?
Present Simple of 'be'
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“The project name is Shift.”
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Scenario: You are talking to a friend about a new service that cleans homes for free.
- 01“A new company is in...”
- 02“The project name is...”
- 03“They do the cleaning for free.”
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🔑Key Phrases
This phrase introduces the name of a specific work plan or project.
The company name is Google.
This tells us how often a cleaning task happens.
We read two books every week.
This expression warns about a lack of safety or security.
Your password is not safe.
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Free House Cleaning in New York
💬Discussion Questions
Open-ended questions to talk or write about — alone, with a partner, or in class.
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Do you like computers and robots in your house?
Personal - 2
Is a free clean house good or bad for you?
Opinion - 3
Do you want cameras in your kitchen?
Personal - 4
Why is privacy important to you?
Opinion - 5
Can robots clean houses better than humans?
Compare - 6
Will all houses have robots in the future?
Predict - 7
Is it good to sell information to other companies?
Evaluate - 8
What is your favorite technology at home?
Personal
Adapted from BBC Technology · Read the original. LectoPress rewrites the facts as original graded-reader text for language learners.
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