60 Minutes Transcript: Artificial intelligence and the future of work
Summary
Tech leaders recently met with President Trump to talk about the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on jobs and society. A company called Mercor is helping improve AI by using experts who train AI systems in different fields, while also raising questions about how AI might change the future of work.Key Facts
- AI is a big reason many U.S. companies have laid off workers this year.
- Mercor, a company based in San Francisco, trains AI using human experts called freelancers.
- Mercor grew from 20 to 400 employees in about one year and is now worth billions of dollars.
- Three freelancers training AI are a winemaker, a music producer, and a physician, who do this work as a side job.
- The freelancers believe AI cannot fully replace human creativity and experience, like emotion in songwriting.
- Mercor’s CEO, Brendan Foody, believes AI will help solve big problems like cancer and climate change.
- The idea is that AI will take over boring tasks and help workers be more productive, but many people worry about job security.
- President Trump and tech leaders are discussing the future impact of AI on work and society.
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