Two revolutions,
one generation.

We research how emerging and frontier markets will shape AI and build products that pay people to contribute.

Open Montu

Discuss a data project

Our first product

Montu

Our first product

Montu

A 3D rendered geometric shape resembling a purple plastic pipe connector with six cylindrical openings arranged symmetrically, showcasing a modern and abstract design.

A vibrant, glossy purple 3D abstract shape with swirling, wavy surfaces, resembling a twisted, smooth sculpture, floating against a plain backdrop.

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Montu

Earnings from verified work

Sample

Work

Cohort 1

Write a request

Basa Jawa · Krama or Ngoko

Rp 6,750

Record your voice

Speak in your own words

Take a located photo

A shop or street near you

Review a contribution

Checked blind by other contributors

Voice

Speak naturally.

“Tell us what you can see nearby.”

Recording

0:07

Basa Jawa request

Rp 6,750

/ request

About 3 min · pay locked when you start

Cohort 1 rate · one-time

Located photo

Your surroundings.

800M

Projected jobs gap

Montu turns local knowledge into paid work for AI.

World Bank, Aug 2024 ↗

Paid work for contributors.
Data collection and annotation for AI teams.

People will record, photograph, write and review in Montu. AI teams will commission contributions defined by language, location, task and quality criteria.

Open Montu

Discuss a data project

AI should help people run businesses, access services and make better everyday decisions.

Everyday uses

Running a business, reaching a service, making a daily decision.

Local inputs

Those uses depend on language, images and local knowledge.

Our work

We study those uses and build the data they require.

Explore our research

Step 1

Find work

Each job shows what it pays and roughly how long it takes.

Step 2

Make your contribution

Record, photograph or translate in the app, then two other contributors review it.

Step 3

Get paid

Accepted work goes to your wallet and is paid out once you reach your country's payout threshold.

Sample content

Your next contribution

Write a request

Basa Jawa · Krama

Rp 6,750

· about 3 min

Kinds of work in Montu

Record

Photograph

→

Translate

Review

Pay is fixed when you press Start.

Sample content

Your next contribution

Write a request

Basa Jawa · Krama

Rp 6,750

· about 3 min

Kinds of work in Montu

Record

Photograph

→

Translate

Review

Pay is fixed when you press Start.

Sample content

Your next contribution

Write a request

Basa Jawa · Krama

Rp 6,750

· about 3 min

Kinds of work in Montu

Record

Photograph

→

Translate

Review

Pay is fixed when you press Start.

Step 1

Find work

Each job shows what it pays and roughly how long it takes.

Sample content

Voice or photo

Recording

0:08

Speak in your own words

Photo · live camera

Taken now, with the camera

Sample content

Voice or photo

Recording

0:08

Speak in your own words

Photo · live camera

Taken now, with the camera

Step 2

Make your contribution

Record, photograph or translate in the app, then two other contributors review it.

Sample content

Your wallet

Basa Jawa request

Submitted

Reviewed

Owed to you

Sample content

Your wallet

Basa Jawa request

Submitted

Reviewed

Owed to you

Step 3

Get paid

Accepted work goes to your wallet and is paid out once you reach your country's payout threshold.

Human knowledge. Traceable data.

Discuss a data project

Collect

Recordings and photographs are captured live in the app against a defined task. The app offers no gallery upload.

Review

Two eligible contributors who speak the language will review each unit blind; a third settles disagreements. Expert review will check a sample against the stated criteria.

Deliver

Each unit will ship with its task, language, consent scope and review history.

Recording · live mic

How much is this bag of rice?

Say this in Yorùbá

0:04 / 0:10

Locked pay ₦300

Photo · live camera

Storefront

Photos must be taken now, with the camera.

Locked pay ₦2,250

Illustration · sample values

Collect

Recordings and photographs are captured live in the app against a defined task. The app offers no gallery upload.

Review

Two eligible contributors who speak the language will review each unit blind; a third settles disagreements. Expert review will check a sample against the stated criteria.

Deliver

Each unit will ship with its task, language, consent scope and review history.

Recording · live mic

How much is this bag of rice?

Say this in Yorùbá

0:04 / 0:10

Locked pay ₦300

Photo · live camera

Storefront

Photos must be taken now, with the camera.

Locked pay ₦2,250

Illustration · sample values

Every cohort will come with evidence.

Expert-checked quality

Results against stated criteria.

Review provenance

How each unit was checked.

Contributor coverage

Contributors, languages and locations represented.

Results will be reported by cohort and data type.

Two revolutions,
one generation.

Two revolutions,
one generation.

Montu

Montu

Paid work for contributors.
Data collection and annotation for AI teams.