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TransPerfect DataForce is currently looking for people to participate in a recording session for its Artificial Intelligence (AI) department. We are looking for participants to join our on-site paid study located in Cupertino.

You will be required to travel to our location to record a set of vocal prompts to a series of devices. To participate you should meet the following qualifying criteria:

– You are located in the Bay Area and can come on-site for a 90-min study.
– You consent to your voice being recorded and hands showing in videos.
– You are at least 18 years old.
– You are a native* USA-English speaker and fluent in English OR you are a non-native and fluent English speaker and speak one of the following languages natively:

# Mandarin Chinese
# Cantonese Chinese
# Spanish
# Tagalog
# Vietnamese
# Any native language from India (ex. Hindi, Urdu, Bengali)

*Please note that for the purpose of this study, we define US native as a person who has spent most of their childhood (ages 4-17) growing up in USA.

APPLY HERE: https://www.transperfect.com/dataforce/form/venus-prompt

Our staff takes COVID-19 very seriously and all CDC guidelines and procotols are followed onsite.

Important: All your data will be kept confidential and WILL NOT be used for advertisement or distribution.

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02-04-2022

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