Big Take Podcast
The White-Collar Workers Training AI to Do Their Jobs
On today’s Big Take podcast, how three college dropouts built a $10 billion company that could remake the future of work.
Tasha Kozak poses for a portrait on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at North Shore Park in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Photographer: Zack Wittman for Bloomberg Businessweek
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Amid the nervousness about whether AI will replace human workers, one company has been aggressively seeking professionals. The San Francisco startup, Mercor, isn’t hiring experts to perform their jobs; it’s paying them an hourly rate to teach their daily routines to AI agents.