AI companies want to harvest improv actors’ skills to train AI on human emotion

AI training data company Handshake AI is recruiting improv actors and performers to help train leading AI models on human emotion recognition and replication. The job requires authentic emotional expression and improvisation skills, as performers will be matched over video to explore scenarios together. This is part of a broader trend where AI labs hire niche professionals—from doctors to screenwriters—for specialized data labeling to fix gaps in model capabilities.