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title: 'Get Paid to Record Your Daily Life - I Tested It (Contracted.ai Review)'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=9XwXOMfN00c'
video_id: '9XwXOMfN00c'
date: 2026-08-17
duration_sec: 474
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# Get Paid to Record Your Daily Life - I Tested It (Contracted.ai Review)

> Source: [Get Paid to Record Your Daily Life - I Tested It (Contracted.ai Review)](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9XwXOMfN00c)

## Summary

The video reviews Contracted.ai, a platform that pays users to record first-person videos of their daily activities for AI training. The creator walks through the application process, reveals the earning potential ($2.60-$3.50 per hour), and discusses privacy concerns, concluding that while legitimate, the pay may not justify the privacy trade-off for everyone.

### Key Points

- **Platform Overview** [00:43] — Contracted.ai pays users to record short first-person videos of daily activities like cooking, cleaning, and running errands. Clips are 5-15 minutes long, with no talking or editing required.
- **Application Process** [02:04] — The application involves a few short questions via AI chat, taking about 5 minutes. However, the claimed 2-minute approval is misleading; the creator waited over 2 weeks without a response.
- **Earning Potential** [03:59] — The creator was offered $2.60-$3.50 per hour. Committing 2 hours daily for a month would yield roughly $155-$210. The head mount is provided free, but you need a phone.
- **Privacy Considerations** [04:57] — Recording your home and routine means sharing private footage with an AI training company. The creator emphasizes making a conscious decision about privacy.
- **Final Verdict** [05:54] — Contracted.ai appears legit with transparent offers and confirmation emails. However, payment methods and thresholds are unclear, and the low pay may not justify the privacy trade-off for some.

## Transcript

What if a company paid you just to go about  your normal day? Not surveys, not data entry,   just recording yourself doing everyday things.  For example, cooking breakfast, doing laundry,   going for a walk with a camera mounted on your  head. I came across a platform called Contracted  
AI that promises exactly that. I have been testing  side hustles since 2016, and this one is unlike   anything I have reviewed before. So, I went  through the entire application process to find  
out what they actually offer and the results were  interesting and I will share it all in this video   here. So, let's just jump straight into it and  talk about who can join and what will you actually  
be doing here because contracted AI is looking for  people to record short firsterson videos of normal   daily activities. It's as mentioned things like  cooking, cleaning, doing chores, running errands,  
things like that. And you can join from what I  can see from basically all countries. When you   go through the application process, I'll talk  a little bit more about that later. Then you   can choose your country. Maybe there are a few you  can't, but it's definitely open to many different  
countries. But why do they actually need these  recordings here? Well, according to themsel here,   then the footage is used to train AI systems  because companies developing AI need real world  
data to teach their models how humans move,  work, and interact with their environment. So,   you will actually record with your phone  mounted on your head and clips are between   5 and 15 minutes long. Usually, you are not doing  any talking, no acting, and you're not required  
to do any editing or anything like that. You  just have to submit the raw footage. And a very   important thing to also know is that the headmount  you need where you actually need to put the phone,   they will send that to you for free. So it's not  that you have to go out and invest in something  
like that. You just need to actually have a  phone that can record. But let's talk about the   application process and what you can expect about  that before we go over the earning potential.   So if you decide this is for you after watching  this video here, then you can see here it  
there is a start application process. It says  here, "Free equipment, no expense required,   2 minutes to see if you are approved." So, I'll  get back to this here because I kind of disagree   with this, but a little bit more about that later.  First of all, it is a few short questions through  
an AI chat. So, it's not difficult or anything  like that. For me, it took around 5 minutes in   total to go through this process. Uh, they ask you  about your daily routine, your lifestyle, what   kinds of activities you do, and then you choose  how many hours per day you are willing to commit.  
So the options they go from 1 hour and up to 12  hours per day. So from that you can conclude that   you minimum need to be willing to commit to 1  hour a day where you have to walk around with   this headmount to be able to participate. And they  say based on all your answers there, the system  
calculates a personalized offer and shows it to  you right there on the screen. The personalized   offer is just about how much you can potentially  earn. I will go over the earning potential   and what my offer was just a little bit later. And  I do like the transparency about this. However,  
this whole thing about where they're saying  two minutes to see if you are approved. Well,   that's not exactly how it works. At least not  for me because after the application, then you   have to give your name, email, phone number, and  then you have to wait to hear back from them. So,  
it's not that you will be told after 2 minutes  if you are approved. You first get an email   confirmation saying that they have received your  application and that you will hear back from them.   But at the time of recording this video here,  well, it's been around 2 weeks or so. I still  
have not heard back from them. So, just keep that  in mind that it might take a lot longer to hear   back from them. And 2 minutes definitely you do  not know if you approved or not. If you have done   this yourself or if you're deciding to apply after  watching this video here and just wait until we've  
talked about the earning potential also, then  please share in the comments below what were your   experiences. Were you approved? Were you denied  or rejected? How long did it take? I would love to   hear your experiences. But first, if you haven't  decided yet whether you want to apply or not,  
let's talk about how much you can earn. So, now  for the number you have probably been waiting for.   Uh, the number they offered me was $2.6 to  $3.5 per hour. So, to put that in perspective,  
if you committed 2 hours per day every day for  a full month, you are looking at roughly $155   to $210. For that, you would be walking around  with a camera mounted on your head for two hours  
each day, recording your routine and submitting  the footage. Whether that would work for you is   something only you can decide. Also, this is just  what I was offered. Maybe you would get offered   more or less. Again, this likely depends on your  country. Also, if you have applied or are deciding  
to do, please share below which country are you  in? How much were you offered for this? But also   before deciding there's just a little important  thing that you have to consider in my opinion.  
So we also need to talk about privacy here. And  this is very important to consider in my opinion   before you decide if this is for you or not  because you are not clicking through service here.   You are recording your home, your daily routine,  your daily environment. That footage goes to an  
AI training company and will be used to teach AI  systems about real human behavior and real world   spaces. And I'm not saying that this makes it  a bad idea, but it is a tradeoff worth thinking  
about. In general, you should always consider  both pros and cons before deciding going for   an earning opportunity in my opinion. So for this  particular option here, think about for example,   what are you comfortable sharing? Are you okay  sharing your kitchen, your morning routine,  
the layout of your home? Different people have  different answers for this, but just make sure   that it's a decision you make consciously and not  one you skip past in the excitement of signing   up and potentially earning. So, to sum it all  up, from what I can see, yes, it does look like  
Contracted.ai is a legit platform. The application  process is transparent. The offer is shown up   front, so you know how much you can potentially  earn. And I also received a proper confirmation  
email. And the concept itself where companies  pay you to generate real world footage for AI   training. Well, that is also a real and growing  market. One thing I could not verify, however,  
is the payment method because I didn't find any  clear information about how and when they pay   and whether there is a minimum payout threshold.  So, this is worth checking if they actually end   up accepting you before you commit any serious  time to this. And also please if you have been  
accepted or will be accepted please share below  which options were available for you and what was   the payer threshold and the country you live in.  I would love to hear your experiences about this.   Overall I think it is an interesting way to earn  but at least what I was offered is too low for me  
to be bothered to walk around with a headmount and  record my daily activities and share my private   home my private life. But it can be an interesting  way to earn a bit extra if you feel comfortable   about that. That's something only you can answer.  But I do like that they are so transparent about  
what you can expect. And now at least you also  know a little bit more about what to consider   that you might not be told there on the platform.  So I hope this video then helped you. If you're   interested in other AI training jobs where the  application process is very different, where  
you don't have to share the same private things,  then I do have a list on my website of the best   AI training tasks and jobs. So I'll leave a link  to that below. Also, if you're just interesting in   general in a side hustle, then I do have a list on  my website with more than 20 different free ways  
to earn some extra money. So, I'll leave a link to  that below so you can also check that out. But no   forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel and  hit the notification bell so you won't miss out  
next time I release a video with tips and tricks  about different ways to make money online. [music]