Mercor CEO on 60 Minutes: AI is 'changing human work', 100k freelancers now train models
briannekimmel · x · 2026-10-06
CBS 60 Minutes ran a future-of-work segment on AI training startup Mercor and others.
- Mercor, a multibillion-dollar company, has assembled 100,000+ freelance experts to teach AI models everything from finance to poetry — including music producer Robbie Hiser, who believes creative work still needs a human touch
- Asked whether training AI on perfected human skills endangers work, CEO Brendan Foody said "you're changing human work... evolution is natural"
- Context: a Pew study finds nearly 3/4 of Americans fear AI will take jobs; McKinsey estimates AI could force 11 million US workers into new careers by 2035
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