Phelim Bradley
Co-founder and CEO of Prolific, a human data infrastructure platform that connects researchers and AI teams with verified expert participants for data collection and evaluation. Discusses human-in-the-loop data, marketplace matching, and the future of work in AI.
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Nov 3, 2025 • 24min
Why Humans Are Still Powering AI [Sponsored]
Phelim Bradley, Co-founder and CEO of Prolific, discusses the vital role humans play in AI development. He explains how human intelligence and data train models, emphasizing quality over quantity. Phelim reveals the challenges of matching the right experts to specific tasks and highlights how Prolific fosters long-term relationships to improve data quality. He also addresses the geopolitical concerns surrounding AI centralization and the evolving future of work, where expert judgment will be increasingly in demand as AI continues to grow.
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Mar 9, 2026 • 47min
#325 Phelim Brady: Why AI's Future Depends on Human Judgement
Phelim Bradley, co-founder and CEO of Prolific and former bioinformatics researcher, explains the hidden human layer powering modern AI. He discusses vetting and scaling representative participants, demographic‑aware model preference testing, why standard benchmarks are failing, and how continuous human evaluation and human–AI collaboration will shape model choice and reliability.
