AI TRENDS | Meta Suspends Collaboration with Mercor Following Data Breach

Meta has suspended its collaboration with AI startup Mercor following a recent data breach, according to a report by Business Insider. A source familiar with the matter confirmed the suspension and stated that Meta is conducting an investigation into the incident. Mercor, which was valued at $10 billion during a funding round last October, collaborates with major tech companies like Meta to train AI models with the assistance of thousands of contractors and experts. According to Jin10, Wired first reported last Friday that Meta had halted all cooperation with Mercor. While Meta declined to comment, Mercor confirmed that it had indeed experienced a security breach.