Atlas Capture Review: Earn by Recording Tasks? — Full Breakdown & Transcript

[00:00] There's a platform called Atlas Capture that  claims you can get paid just for recording   yourself doing simple everyday things at  home using nothing but your phone. And you   can supposedly also earn by doing small  data labeling tasks. Well, in this video,  

[00:13] how it works, how much you can realistically  expect to earn, and whether it's actually worth   your time, so you can find out if this  is the right opportunity for you or not.  

[00:26] My name is Mikael and on this channel I test  and review ways to make extra money online to   help you find the right opportunities for you.  Atlas Capture is a fairly new platform in the   AI training space and it works a bit differently  from most other AI training jobs I have tested.  

[00:41] One of the ways you can earn is by just  recording short video clips of everyday tasks,   things you'd normally do anyway. And that footage  is then used to train AI and robotic systems.   Definitely an interesting concept and it does have  some appeal, but there are also some real concerns  

[00:57] I want to talk you through. So, let's just get  into it, go over all the details so you can figure   out if this is for you or not. So, let's start  by going over who can join. And Atlas Capture   both has a website and an app, but you do need  the app for some of the tasks. We'll go over  

[01:13] the different types of task in just a bit here.  As for the countries it's available in, it says   in the FAQ section that it's currently available  in several countries across North America, Asia,   and Australia, the only way to really know is  that you check if the app is available in your  

[01:29] location. They do not have an exact list  of the countries it is available in. So,   I can't give you more information than that other  than you actually have to check that yourself.   So, let's go over how you can actually earn here.  So, if you click to start earning today, then  

[01:44] you have two options. And you can see record at  home. This is where you actually need an iPhone.   information about that. We'll just have to wait  and see. But this is where you can record these  

[01:59] small videos of everyday tasks that will be used  to train AI or they have these data annotation.   This you can actually do on the website.  You don't need the app for that. So,   that means that you can earn even if you don't  have an iPhone. And here you can see that you can  

[02:12] earn up to $10 per hour by doing that. We'll  talk more about the exact earning potential a   little bit later. Just be aware that when you sign  up, you have to sign a contract or an agreement.   It's very normal when you join different earning  platforms that there are some terms you agree to,  

[02:27] but usually you just like click and then  agree. But some of these AI training platforms,   they have longer agreements or contracts. In  fact, the one that I had to go through here on   capture when signing up, it was 17 pages long. And  then there's an NDA. So this is a non-disclosure  

[02:42] agreement. So that means that you're not allowed  to share with anyone like the different tests here   or take screenshots or anything like that. So  that's also why I can't actually show you the   exact tasks inside because I have signed this NDA.  So I'm not allowed to show you the exact tasks.  

[02:58] So just keep that in mind. And also be aware that  you do have to share your name and your address in   this contract here when you sign it. And then you  also have to upload a photo ID. They say that this   will be used for verification and then be deleted  after. Of course, I cannot check that. I can just  

[03:15] say this is what they say. If you don't feel  comfortable about uploading something like that,   then this is not a platform for you. So, just  wanted to make that clear from the beginning.   So, let's talk a little bit more about  the tasks you can do here. As mentioned,  

[03:29] you can choose two different options uh when you  sign up. And I cannot show you inside because I've   signed this NDA. So, I'm not allowed to share  anything like that. But I can show you what   they say themselves here. If we start by these  videos you can record. You can see that these are  

[03:41] for example simple household task like cooking  or cleaning. You just need to record with your   phone and this will be used to train AI systems  and robotics and then you just need to submit   it via the mobile app and then they will check  everything and then you'll see how much you can  

[03:56] earn. They do not have much information about the  data annotation but I can say that if you've ever   done data annotation before it's very similar task  you can do. There is kind of this data entry. It   definitely does take quite some patience to do and  also you do need to go through some training for  

[04:11] this here. From what I could see there, I would  estimate it takes around 25 to maybe 30 minutes   to go through that training and that's necessary  before you can actually get access to the paid   task. That's something you just need to keep in  mind also especially with these data labeling data  

[04:24] annotation there that you could not start earning  right away. And also all work here on Atlas Capture is subject to review. So that means that  they will check it and if they do not approve it,   you will not get paid. But if they approve it,  you just do follow the instructions all that then  

[04:38] you can earn. And let's now then talk about how  much you can earn. So it's not much information   about how much you can earn. But they do say here  for this data annotation and data labeling there   that you can earn up to $10 per hour. So pay  attention to here. It says up to. So usually  

[04:54] when a platform writes up to that means that in  most cases the salary will be lower. What I saw   inside when testing it was a task for example I  was offered was 10 cents per minute which would   be the equivalent of $6 per hour. But again that's  just one example. I have even seen some say that  

[05:11] they have been offered it for as low as 1 cent  per video. But again that all depends on the   exact video. You can see how much it is before you  start and then you can decide for yourself whether   it's worth it or not. There is however also a way  to potentially earn more. There is a leaderboard  

[05:26] where you potentially can win great prizes. I, for  example, saw a leaderboard contest where you could   win $500 for the first place and then $100 if you  place second to 10th place there. So definitely   if you're active and end up earning a lot here,  then you can potentially also sometimes win some  

[05:40] great bonuses. But overall, how much you can earn  can vary. They do say themselves that they pay   for these task here. It depends where you live  because they take the cost of living in your area   into consideration when they set the pay. So that  also means that it can likely vary. But let's also  

[05:57] talk about how you can get paid. So Atlas Capture  pay by weekly and the payout options are crypto   where you can get paid in USDT or USDC. So meaning  a stable coin there or bank transfer via vice. But  

[06:11] just keep in mind that if you want to get paid via  bank transfer then it takes 2 to 5 days extra. And   one thing I also want to mention that there are  some negative reviews. There are not many reviews   in general on Trust Pilot, but the ones that are  there are not great in general. I I'm a careful  

[06:27] just believing reviews here because sometimes  people that cheating or something like that,   they go and complain when they get caught. Also,  positive reviews, it can be fake. You can be   attacked by by negative reviews. If somebody get  upset, they can hire a lot of people to do it. So,  

[06:40] always be careful when you look at review pages  like that because it can be fake. So, I don't just   rely on it, but sometimes it can give you a little  bit of an idea about certain things if depending   on what people say in the reviews and you can  practice reading whether a review sounds real  

[06:56] or or whatever it is. But anyways, even though  it doesn't give the full picture of everything   that's why I test everything myself and and share  it here also on my channel and on my website,   but just still wanted to mention it here. There  are quite a lot of negative reviews here and most  

[07:11] of them say that they have problem getting paid.  Again, I cannot say that this is actually true or   not. But for me, it's my own test that decides the  most and I can just say that personally I wouldn't  

[07:24] actually participate in these tasks mainly because  of the low salary. But I would love to hear from   you also if you have actually done it yourself.  Do you agree with these here? Is it worth it?   Would you do it for this salary? If you have  done it already, did you actually get paid? I  

[07:37] would love to hear some more experiences from you,  my own audience there. So, please just share your   experiences below. As mentioned, personally, I  just don't think it's really worth the time. I do   understand the appeal, especially to these phone  tasks there, but it just doesn't pay much. It can  

[07:54] be a fun extra little thing to do. Just do it with  the right expectations and do it as an experiment,   maybe. I just also think that there's too much  information they ask before you can even get an   inside look. That's something that I don't like.  all the address, phone number, ID, all that you  

[08:08] need to actually upload before you can even get  an inside look. That's something I personally   don't like. But that all depends on personal  preferences. I just want to share so then you know   what to expect and then you can make your decision  based on that. If you're in general interested in  

[08:22] AI training tasks or jobs and don't think this  sounds so appealing or you want to try something   else. In addition to this, then I do have a list  of AI training jobs uh the best I have come across   on my website. I'll leave a link to that below. I  also do have a list of the best free side hustles.  

[08:36] There are more than 20 different types of side  hustles there. So, if you're just looking for some   free ways to earn some extra money, then there are  plenty of options to choose from there. I'll leave   a link to that below. And if this video helped  you, also please make sure to hit the like button.  

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