shift is a flexible contribution platform where eligible contributors can record short videos of everyday tasks to help train robotics and AI systems.

No. shift is not traditional employment. Individuals participate as independent contractors, and businesses participate under their applicable business terms.

Yes. You decide whether, when, and how often to accept available recording opportunities, subject to the applicable terms and the privacy, technical, and submission requirements for any opportunity you choose to accept. shift does not guarantee any minimum number of opportunities or any minimum earnings.

There is no fixed schedule. Some opportunities may have stated eligibility, timing, or submission requirements, which will be disclosed in advance if they apply.

You should record eligible tasks shown in the app or otherwise approved by shift. In general, recordings should clearly show the task being performed, especially the hands and task environment, while avoiding unnecessary capture of faces, personal information, or sensitive content.

Videos should clearly capture the approved task from the required perspective and follow the recording instructions provided in the app or setup materials. Submissions must meet shift's technical, privacy, and quality standards to be eligible for acceptance and payment.

Approved submissions are paid through the app. Each submission is credited to your app account at the time it is accepted, rather than on a weekly payment run. Individuals are paid through the supported payout provider, and businesses may be paid through direct payout methods.

Compensation is based on the rates, rules, and eligibility criteria described in the app, setup materials, or applicable agreement. Only accepted submissions are eligible for payment unless otherwise explicitly stated. shift does not guarantee any minimum compensation, submission volume, or earnings.

Yes. As an independent contractor or business entity, you are responsible for your own taxes, filings, insurance, and other legal obligations unless otherwise required by law or explicitly stated in a written agreement. What that paperwork involves depends on where you are: contributors in the United States complete a W-9 once payments pass $600 in a year, while contributors elsewhere report their shift income to their own tax authority — HMRC in the United Kingdom.

shift uses privacy safeguards, including face and PII blurring tools and other review controls, to help protect privacy. Contributors must still follow recording instructions and avoid intentionally capturing personal information, sensitive materials, or bystanders whenever possible.

Data is stored and processed using security and privacy safeguards and handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws and the shift Privacy Policy. Participation is opt-in, and no audio is recorded unless expressly disclosed otherwise.

Videos are uploaded through shift's secure systems and go through privacy and processing controls designed to protect submitted data.

Yes, there's no commitment or lock-in. Take on as many or as few opportunities as you like, and step away whenever it suits you.

Tell our team and we send a replacement out. You return the broken one, and we cover the postage both ways.

Your answers are read as soon as you send them, and you find out there and then whether the work fits. If it does, you pay £25 for your headgear — UK delivery included, and the only thing you pay — and we post it out, usually the same day. Download the shift app while you wait and sign in with the code we give you. You start earning the day it arrives.