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AI training data startup pays $4M daily to 30K contractors

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Mercor, a startup specializing in training data for AI companies, compensates 30,000 contractors over $4 million daily for their work. This gig work involves professionals with specialized skills, contributing to the very technology that may eventually render their roles redundant. AI

IMPACT This highlights the significant human labor and cost involved in AI training, potentially influencing future development and deployment strategies.

RANK_REASON Article discusses a company providing a service (training data) to AI companies, which falls under AI-adjacent tooling.

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AI training data startup pays $4M daily to 30K contractors

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "Every day, Mercor, a start-up that sells training data to artificial intelligence companies, pays 30,000 contractors more than $4 million to help make their jo

    "Every day, Mercor, a start-up that sells training data to artificial intelligence companies, pays 30,000 contractors more than $4 million to help make their jobs, and those of their colleagues, obsolete. It’s gig work, but for professionals with rarefied skills." 🎁🔗: https://www…

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