Brendan Foody

Guest: Brendan Foody - CEO and co-founder of Mercor. Brendan is the youngest unicorn founder ever, having grown Mercor from 1 to $500 million in revenue in just 17 months. Mercor helps AI labs and companies hire experts to train their models using AI. Key Takeaways: Era of Evals: Evals are becoming crucial as they serve as the product requirement documents for AI models, determining how success is measured and achieved. Labor Market Shift: There's a transition from low-skilled data labeling to high-skilled expert involvement in AI training, focusing on specific domain expertise. Future of Work: The demand for experts to create evals and train AI models will persist as long as there are tasks humans can do better than AI. Hiring Insights: Focus on leading indicators in fast-moving markets and maintain high standards and intensity within teams to drive rapid growth. AI Utilization: Embrace AI tools to enhance productivity and leverage them to automate and improve workflows across various industries. Topics Covered: Importance of AI evals, AI training labor market, future of work with AI, Mercor's growth strategy, hiring practices, AI's role in productivity.