It’s official—a doctor admits she spends hours teaching artificial intelligence to “think,” and the impact could affect your next appointment
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Publish Date: 2026-02-24 10:30:00
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- Dr. Alice Chiao is training artificial intelligence models to think, diagnose, and respond similarly to a human doctor using reinforcement learning.
- The AI training industry, including companies like Mercor, is estimated to be worth at least $17 billion and major AI companies use professionals like Chiao to refine their systems.
- While there are concerns about AI replacing human jobs, Chiao emphasizes that AI is intended to assist doctors with time-consuming tasks, thereby allowing them to focus more on patient interaction.
- Mercor, founded by Brendan Foody, Adarsh Hiremath, and Surya Midha, focuses on providing human feedback to AI systems and has seen rapid growth, becoming valued at over $10 billion.
- The future of AI, particularly in healthcare, largely depends on how humans choose to shape the technology to support human professionals rather than replace them.
