#mercor — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #mercor, aggregated by home.social.
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"I no longer knew what the Golden Task of my own life might look like. When given the chance to respond to details from this article, Mercor said that it strives to give workers “as much notice as possible when these projects change”—a sentiment roughly echoed by other companies. Between February and April 2026, I was hired and fired on seven different projects over four different platforms. The dismissals were always abrupt, shocking. One moment I would be typing rubrics into an Airtable, waiting in line on a 24-hour Zoom to talk through a task with a reviewer. The next, the UI would vanish. The Slack channel would disappear. The Google docs would lock me out. No message. No warning. No explanation.
I never intended to write about this industry. I came to it not as a journalist but as a disgruntled, broke TV writer determined to make a dent in student loans and keep paying LA rent while my industry withered in front of me. But working with and for AI had proven even more cruel than I could have ever imagined. Mercor says it employs about 300 full-time staffers. Meanwhile, each week it keeps some 30,000 independent contractors caught up in a fever dream of aimless, directionless urgency, corralled across Slack channels by achingly young adults, sending messages at 3 am to “push on” and “finish strong” and “lock in” and “Go Team GO!” All in service of the grandest purpose in history: to successfully remove a scuba diver from a picture with one click of a mouse, transport him to the moon without any glaring artifacts—and bring him back again.
The next generations of team leaders won’t know our specific talents or our unique skills, but they will know the Average Time it takes us to annotate a grainy video uploaded without the owner’s consent into a vast catalog of other possibly stolen videos (...) To make the machine more human, they will make us more like the machine."
https://www.wired.com/story/i-work-in-hollywood-everyone-who-used-to-make-tv-now-training-ai/
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https://www.europesays.com/people/73507/ Inside Scale AI’s Business After Meta’s Bombshell $14 Billion Deal #DataLabeling #JasonDroege #LucyGuo #MarkZuckerberg #Mercor #Meta #ScaleAI #surge
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https://www.europesays.com/people/72202/ Meet Surya Midha: The 22-year-old college dropout AI founder who became a billionaire faster than Mark Zuckerberg #ArtificialIntelligence #MarkZuckerberg #Mercor #SuryaMidha #SuryaMidhaAndMarkZuckerberg #SuryaMidha’sMercor
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https://www.europesays.com/people/71653/ Inside Scale AI’s Business After Meta’s Bombshell $14 Billion Deal #DataLabeling #JasonDroege #LucyGuo #MarkZuckerberg #Mercor #Meta #ScaleAI #surge
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Inside Scale AI’s Business After Meta’s Bombshell $14 Billion Deal
Scale AI CEO Jason Droege Ian Tuttle for Scale AI As Alexandr Wang walked down the staircase to…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #america #business #datalabeling #jasondroege #lucyguo #markzuckerberg #Mercor #Meta #scale.ai #surge #unitedstatesofamerica
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https://www.europesays.com/people/70875/ Surya Midha: Meet Surya Midha: The 22-year-old college dropout AI founder who became a billionaire faster than Mark Zuckerberg | World News #ArtificialIntelligence #MarkZuckerberg #Mercor #SuryaMidha #SuryaMidhaAndMarkZuckerberg #SuryaMidha’sMercor
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Data Breaches Surge, Exposing Sensitive Info at AI Startups, Agencies
Data breaches are surging, with AI startups and agencies exposed, as seen in the alarming theft of 10 petabytes from a Chinese supercomputer and 4 terabytes from AI startup Mercor due to a supply-chain vulnerability. These incidents highlight the hidden risks of connecting data to AI models, creating sensitive blind spots that leave large…
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4TB of voice samples were just stolen from 40,000 AI contractors. Here is how to verify if yours is being weaponized.
#Mercor
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4TB of voice samples were just stolen from 40,000 AI contractors. Here is how to verify if yours is being weaponized.
#Mercor
https://app.oravys.com/blog/mercor-breach-2026 -
4TB of voice samples were just stolen from 40,000 AI contractors. Here is how to verify if yours is being weaponized.
#Mercor
https://app.oravys.com/blog/mercor-breach-2026 -
4TB of voice samples were just stolen from 40,000 AI contractors. Here is how to verify if yours is being weaponized.
#Mercor
https://app.oravys.com/blog/mercor-breach-2026 -
4TB of voice samples were just stolen from 40,000 AI contractors. Here is how to verify if yours is being weaponized.
#Mercor
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After #DataBreach, $10B-valued startup #Mercor is having a month
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/after-data-breach-10b-valued-startup-mercor-is-having-a-month/
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After #DataBreach, $10B-valued startup #Mercor is having a month
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/after-data-breach-10b-valued-startup-mercor-is-having-a-month/
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After #DataBreach, $10B-valued startup #Mercor is having a month
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/after-data-breach-10b-valued-startup-mercor-is-having-a-month/
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After #DataBreach, $10B-valued startup #Mercor is having a month
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/after-data-breach-10b-valued-startup-mercor-is-having-a-month/
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After #DataBreach, $10B-valued startup #Mercor is having a month
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/09/after-data-breach-10b-valued-startup-mercor-is-having-a-month/
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After data breach, $10B-valued startup Mercor is having a month
Six months ago, Mercor was flying high after raising a massive $350 million Series C that valued the…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Delve #LiteLLM #Mercor #Technology
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After data breach, $10B-valued startup Mercor is having a month
Six months ago, Mercor was flying high after raising a massive $350 million Series C that valued the…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Delve #LiteLLM #Mercor #Technology
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/422534/ Zuckerberg’s Meta reportedly pauses work with Mercor after $10 billion Silicon Valley startup confirms security breach #AICompanies #Business #DataContracting #Éire #IE #Ireland #Mercor #SecurityBreach #SiliconValley
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https://www.europesays.com/people/10569/ Zuckerberg’s Meta reportedly pauses work with Mercor after $10 billion Silicon Valley startup confirms security breach #AICompanies #DataContracting #MarkZuckerberg #Mercor #SecurityBreach #SiliconValley
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/421072/ Meta pauses all work with AI recruiting startup Mercor after $10 billion company confirms hacking #AI #AIRecruitingStartup #Anthropic #ArtificialIntelligence #ArtificialIntelligence #Éire #IE #Ireland #Mercor #MercorDataLeak #Meta #MetaMercorAI #MetaOnMercorDataLeak #OpenAI #SecurityBreach #Technology #TrainingData
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All Content from Business Insider | Meta paused its work with AI training startup Mercor after a data breach by Kelsey Vlamis,Charles Rollet
Meta paused its work with the AI training startup Mercor.Davide Bonaldo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Meta has paused its work with Mercor and is investigating after a data breach, a person familiar said.Mercor confirmed to Business Insider that it was recently affected by a security incident.Mercor works with major companies by providing training data for AI models.Meta has paused its work with Mercor and is investigating after a recent data breach at the AI training startup, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to Business Insider.
Mercor, which was valued at $10 billion in a funding round in October, works with major tech companies like Meta to train AI models with the help of thousands of human contractors and experts. Wired first reported on Friday that Meta had paused all its work with the company.
Read the original article on Business Insider
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-pauses-work-mercor-ai-training-investigating-data-breach-2026-4
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All Content from Business Insider | Meta paused its work with AI training startup Mercor after a data breach by Kelsey Vlamis,Charles Rollet
Meta paused its work with the AI training startup Mercor.Davide Bonaldo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Meta has paused its work with Mercor and is investigating after a data breach, a person familiar said.Mercor confirmed to Business Insider that it was recently affected by a security incident.Mercor works with major companies by providing training data for AI models.Meta has paused its work with Mercor and is investigating after a recent data breach at the AI training startup, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to Business Insider.
Mercor, which was valued at $10 billion in a funding round in October, works with major tech companies like Meta to train AI models with the help of thousands of human contractors and experts. Wired first reported on Friday that Meta had paused all its work with the company.
Read the original article on Business Insider
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-pauses-work-mercor-ai-training-investigating-data-breach-2026-4
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All Content from Business Insider | Meta paused its work with AI training startup Mercor after a data breach by Kelsey Vlamis,Charles Rollet
Meta paused its work with the AI training startup Mercor.Davide Bonaldo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Meta has paused its work with Mercor and is investigating after a data breach, a person familiar said.Mercor confirmed to Business Insider that it was recently affected by a security incident.Mercor works with major companies by providing training data for AI models.Meta has paused its work with Mercor and is investigating after a recent data breach at the AI training startup, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to Business Insider.
Mercor, which was valued at $10 billion in a funding round in October, works with major tech companies like Meta to train AI models with the help of thousands of human contractors and experts. Wired first reported on Friday that Meta had paused all its work with the company.
Read the original article on Business Insider
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-pauses-work-mercor-ai-training-investigating-data-breach-2026-4
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All Content from Business Insider | Meta paused its work with AI training startup Mercor after a data breach by Kelsey Vlamis,Charles Rollet
Meta paused its work with the AI training startup Mercor.Davide Bonaldo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Meta has paused its work with Mercor and is investigating after a data breach, a person familiar said.Mercor confirmed to Business Insider that it was recently affected by a security incident.Mercor works with major companies by providing training data for AI models.Meta has paused its work with Mercor and is investigating after a recent data breach at the AI training startup, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to Business Insider.
Mercor, which was valued at $10 billion in a funding round in October, works with major tech companies like Meta to train AI models with the help of thousands of human contractors and experts. Wired first reported on Friday that Meta had paused all its work with the company.
Read the original article on Business Insider
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-pauses-work-mercor-ai-training-investigating-data-breach-2026-4
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All Content from Business Insider | Meta paused its work with AI training startup Mercor after a data breach by Kelsey Vlamis,Charles Rollet
Meta paused its work with the AI training startup Mercor.Davide Bonaldo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Meta has paused its work with Mercor and is investigating after a data breach, a person familiar said.Mercor confirmed to Business Insider that it was recently affected by a security incident.Mercor works with major companies by providing training data for AI models.Meta has paused its work with Mercor and is investigating after a recent data breach at the AI training startup, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to Business Insider.
Mercor, which was valued at $10 billion in a funding round in October, works with major tech companies like Meta to train AI models with the help of thousands of human contractors and experts. Wired first reported on Friday that Meta had paused all its work with the company.
Read the original article on Business Insider
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-pauses-work-mercor-ai-training-investigating-data-breach-2026-4
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Mercor, the AI recruiting startup valued at 10B USD, is reportedly exploring a new way to gather training data by purchasing work product from employees leaving their previous jobs. The approach could reshape how companies source AI training materials while raising questions about intellectual property rights and worker compensation. https://gizmodo.com/ai-training-data-giant-mercor-is-reportedly-looking-to-buy-the-work-you-did-at-your-old-job-2000742263 #AIagent #AI #GenAI #WorkforceDisruption #Mercor
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Mercor, the AI recruiting startup valued at 10B USD, is reportedly exploring a new way to gather training data by purchasing work product from employees leaving their previous jobs. The approach could reshape how companies source AI training materials while raising questions about intellectual property rights and worker compensation. https://gizmodo.com/ai-training-data-giant-mercor-is-reportedly-looking-to-buy-the-work-you-did-at-your-old-job-2000742263 #AIagent #AI #GenAI #WorkforceDisruption #Mercor
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Mercor, the AI recruiting startup valued at 10B USD, is reportedly exploring a new way to gather training data by purchasing work product from employees leaving their previous jobs. The approach could reshape how companies source AI training materials while raising questions about intellectual property rights and worker compensation. https://gizmodo.com/ai-training-data-giant-mercor-is-reportedly-looking-to-buy-the-work-you-did-at-your-old-job-2000742263 #AIagent #AI #GenAI #WorkforceDisruption #Mercor
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Mercor, the AI recruiting startup valued at 10B USD, is reportedly exploring a new way to gather training data by purchasing work product from employees leaving their previous jobs. The approach could reshape how companies source AI training materials while raising questions about intellectual property rights and worker compensation. https://gizmodo.com/ai-training-data-giant-mercor-is-reportedly-looking-to-buy-the-work-you-did-at-your-old-job-2000742263 #AIagent #AI #GenAI #WorkforceDisruption #Mercor
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Mercor, the AI recruiting startup valued at 10B USD, is reportedly exploring a new way to gather training data by purchasing work product from employees leaving their previous jobs. The approach could reshape how companies source AI training materials while raising questions about intellectual property rights and worker compensation. https://gizmodo.com/ai-training-data-giant-mercor-is-reportedly-looking-to-buy-the-work-you-did-at-your-old-job-2000742263 #AIagent #AI #GenAI #WorkforceDisruption #Mercor
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AI Training Data Giant Mercor Is Reportedly Looking to Buy the Work You Did at Your Old Job https://www.byteseu.com/1916433/ #AI #AIModels #AITraining #ArtificialIntelligence #LargeLanguageModel #LLMs #mercor
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/419126/ AI Training Data Giant Mercor Is Reportedly Looking to Buy the Work You Did at Your Old Job #AI #AIModels #AITraining #ArtificialIntelligence #ArtificialIntelligence #Éire #IE #Ireland #LargeLanguageModel #LLMs #Mercor #Technology
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AI firm Mercor confirms a breach linked to the #LiteLLM supply chain attack, as hackers claim 4TB of stolen data.
Read: https://hackread.com/ai-firm-mercor-breach-hackers-4tb-data/
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AI firm Mercor confirms a breach linked to the #LiteLLM supply chain attack, as hackers claim 4TB of stolen data.
Read: https://hackread.com/ai-firm-mercor-breach-hackers-4tb-data/
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AI firm Mercor confirms a breach linked to the #LiteLLM supply chain attack, as hackers claim 4TB of stolen data.
Read: https://hackread.com/ai-firm-mercor-breach-hackers-4tb-data/
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AI firm Mercor confirms a breach linked to the #LiteLLM supply chain attack, as hackers claim 4TB of stolen data.
Read: https://hackread.com/ai-firm-mercor-breach-hackers-4tb-data/
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AI firm Mercor confirms a breach linked to the #LiteLLM supply chain attack, as hackers claim 4TB of stolen data.
Read: https://hackread.com/ai-firm-mercor-breach-hackers-4tb-data/
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Mercor breach claims: What happened with the AI recruiting platform data leak https://english.mathrubhumi.com/technology/mercor-data-breach-lapsus-4tb-supply-chain-attack-yf4cvqxy?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Mercor #DataBreach #CyberSecurity #Lapsus #AI
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Mercor breach claims: What happened with the AI recruiting platform data leak https://english.mathrubhumi.com/technology/mercor-data-breach-lapsus-4tb-supply-chain-attack-yf4cvqxy?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Mercor #DataBreach #CyberSecurity #Lapsus #AI
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Mercor breach claims: What happened with the AI recruiting platform data leak https://english.mathrubhumi.com/technology/mercor-data-breach-lapsus-4tb-supply-chain-attack-yf4cvqxy?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Mercor #DataBreach #CyberSecurity #Lapsus #AI
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Mercor breach claims: What happened with the AI recruiting platform data leak https://english.mathrubhumi.com/technology/mercor-data-breach-lapsus-4tb-supply-chain-attack-yf4cvqxy?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Mercor #DataBreach #CyberSecurity #Lapsus #AI
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Mercor breach claims: What happened with the AI recruiting platform data leak https://english.mathrubhumi.com/technology/mercor-data-breach-lapsus-4tb-supply-chain-attack-yf4cvqxy?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Mercor #DataBreach #CyberSecurity #Lapsus #AI
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#Mercor says it was hit by #cyberattack tied to compromise of #OpenSource #LiteLLM project
