Episode
How AI Is Being Trained to Do Your Job
- Podcast
- The Journal.
- Published
- Jun 4, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1345
- Processing state
not_requested
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-journal-547598/episodes/how-ai-is-being-trained-to-do-your-job/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-journal-547598/how-ai-is-being-trained-to-do-your-job.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
There’s a new gig economy that involves training AI to do white collar jobs. And one company, Mercor, is leading the charge. The training startup hired 30,000 contractors just last year to help AI companies get their models trained up on sophisticated roles. Ryan Knutson spoke to one former Mercor contractor about the job and WSJ’s Katie Bindley lays out the tactics that have landed the startup in hot water. Further Listening: The ‘Class of AI’ Enters the Workforce AI Is Coming for Entry-Level Jobs Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices