Summary
People are losing jobs and some are turning to new opportunities in training artificial intelligence (AI) systems as a way to earn money. Companies need people to help develop and improve AI by teaching these systems to perform tasks, which could eventually replace some types of jobs.
Key Facts
- AI companies need human help to train and improve their systems.
- People train AI by cleaning and labeling data, helping machines understand tasks like answering questions or recognizing images.
- Uber allows drivers to earn money by doing simple AI tasks when not driving, which can assist in developing self-driving technology.
- Amazon has launched augmented reality glasses for delivery drivers, potentially providing training data for future autonomous systems.
- The startup Mercor hires experts, such as doctors and lawyers, to train AI to perform professional-level tasks.
- OpenAI partners with music students and ex-bankers to teach AI creative and financial tasks.
- Workers are increasingly training AI to stay relevant in a job market influenced by technology.
- Training AI might mean people could be working to ultimately replace tasks they currently get paid to do.
