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Mercor’s daily AI-training payouts reportedly exceed $6 million
A 60 Minutes report shows experts teaching models while examining the unpredictable hours behind that work.
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Mercor CEO Brendan Foody claimed on Oct. 5 that daily payouts had grown from nothing to more than $6 million in two years. CBS’s 60 Minutes showed experts training AI through specialist tasks, but reported unpredictable assignments. Foody described the work as generally part time. Economist Daron Acemoglu disputed whether such jobs could offset broader losses from automation.
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