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J-Cal Explains a New Job Class Created by AI: Reinforcement Learner

March 12, 2025 / 00:42

This episode discusses the evolving job market for journalists, the rise of data aggregators, and the emergence of new roles in AI training and fact-checking.

Key topics include the transition of journalists into data roles, with specific mention of job descriptions offering $40 an hour for expertise in areas like agriculture. The conversation highlights how these roles may evolve into higher-paying positions, ranging from $50,000 to $150,000 annually.

Listeners learn about the potential for a new class of workers focused on training and refining AI systems, emphasizing the benefits of improving AI for global society.

The discussion also touches on the concept of reinforcement learning as a possible title for these emerging job roles.

TLDR

Journalists are transitioning to AI training roles, earning $50,000 to $150,000 annually.

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but journalists who have been losing their jobs at a tremendous Pace are now being hired by data aggregators to come

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in look at queries let's say you had an expertise in agriculture they'll pay you

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and I actually saw one of these job descriptions 40 bucks an hour to sit there and answer questions about

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agriculture look at answers and refine them and do reinforcement learning we're going to have a new job class which is

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people who train AIS and people who fact check AIS and refine AIS and this could

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be a 50 to $150,000 a year job because every time you make the AI a little better everybody on the planet gets to

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benefit from it this is an extraordinary new job career I don't know what it's going to be called reinforcement learner

Episode Highlights

The Rise of AI Trainers
A new job class is emerging for those who train and refine AI systems.
“This could be a $50 to $150,000 a year job.”
@ 00m 28s
March 12, 2025

Episode Quotes

This could be a $50 to $150,000 a year job.
J-Cal Explains a New Job Class Created by AI: Reinforcement Learner
Every time you make the AI a little better, everyone benefits.
J-Cal Explains a New Job Class Created by AI: Reinforcement Learner

Key Moments

New Job Class00:20
AI Training00:28
Economic Impact00:32