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Applied Compute trains custom AI agent workforces for clients including DoorDash, Mercor, and Cognition using reinforcement learning on the Modal platform

Yash Patil discussed the effort with Erik Bernhardsson.

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Charles 🎉 Frye#863@CHARLES_IRLOPModalModal@MODAL

Frontier models set the floor. Specialized models raise the ceiling. With Modal, @AppliedCompute is training custom agent workforces for companies like DoorDash, Mercor, and Cognition.

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QUOTE POSTErik Bernhardsson#746Erik Bernhardsson@BERNHARDSSON

Great chat with @ypatil125 about the future of reinforcement learning 🤖

ModalModal@modal

Frontier models set the floor. Specialized models raise the ceiling. With Modal, @AppliedCompute is training custom agent workforces for companies like DoorDash, Mercor, and Cognition.

7:08 PM · May 20, 2026 · 15.5K Views
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QUOTE POSTYash Patil#1252Yash Patil@YPATIL125

Was great to chat with @bernhardsson about what we are building at Applied Compute!

Modal provides powerful primitives for agent execution environments during RL. We are excited to continue to partner!

ModalModal@modal

Frontier models set the floor. Specialized models raise the ceiling. With Modal, @AppliedCompute is training custom agent workforces for companies like DoorDash, Mercor, and Cognition.

7:08 PM · May 20, 2026 · 15.5K Views
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