"60 Minutes": How Humans Make AI Smarter
AI models need more data than they can glean just by eating the internet.
TL;DR
- Mercor, a multibillion-dollar AI data company, uses over 100,000 freelancers to train AI models with human expertise.
- AI models require more data than can be obtained solely from the internet.
- Professionals such as a winemaker, music producer, and physician are training AI at Mercor.
- Mercor's CEO, Brendan Foody, stated the company's mission is to teach AI everything humans want it to do.
- Mercor grew from 20 full-time employees in January 2025 to 400, with annualized revenue increasing from $1 million to $2 billion in 24 months.
- "60 Minutes" used AI company Runway to create an AI version of Jon Wertheim's studio intro, demonstrating technological advancement.