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• @joinshiftx @joinshiftx on x

  Today, we're launching shift. We're starting by cleaning your apartment in New York City, for free. Here's how it works. Book a shift cleaning. A vetted shift operator comes to your home wearing one of our devices. They clean. They leave. You pay nothing. In exchange, we record […

• @joannastern Joanna Stern on x

  Excited for the robots to assume all kitchens have three inches of counter space and a refrigerator you can open only if the oven is closed—like every NYC apartment I ever lived in.

• @bran_don_gell Brandon Gell on x

  Do any economists (actual or moonlight) see this and have takes on it? I pay $130 for my cleaner to clean my apartment every other week. She does an unbelievably good job and spends almost five hours doing it. What happens to our economy when blue collar jobs get automated?

• @parth_dalmia Parth Dalmia on x

  shift's business model vs india's pronto only shows how the lack of cheap labour could actually be a net positive as it forces you to think of disruptive product-led innovation vs the immediate comforts of the convenience offered by service first business models

• @jonathanzliu Jonathan Liu on x

  what a wonderful use of VC money.

• @jasonrshuman Jason Shuman on x

  Met @bercankilic recently and was absolutely blown away by him and what he's building. If you live in nyc and want free cleaning check this out. [video]

• @bercankilic @bercankilic on x

  Today, we are launching shift. Starting in NYC, we are bridging the economy of today into the AI economy where all services, goods, and leisure will be affordable, and humanity will progress towards abundance. Please enjoy your free home cleaning and join shift for a lot more! [v…

• @fursatbhai Ninad Vengurlekar on x

  There is a new AI driven startup called Shift. They are based in NY. They offer the New Yorkers free cleaning services in exchange for camera fitted workers cleaning their house. This is a consistent pattern of the AI industry. To train a robot to clean, they hire cleaners. To

• @dc_anies Derick Anies on x

  i don't usually comment on stuff like this, but read the ToS before you book. if something goes wrong, shift's liability is contractually $0. they don't screen cleaners, don't carry insurance, and there's no guarantee the job gets done. you take all the risk.

• @vegandroid @vegandroid on bluesky

  Well there's an interesting business model [embedded post]

• @hypervisible.blacksky.app @hypervisible.blacksky.app on bluesky

  I'll never get used to watching privacy disasters unfold in real time.