Mercor raises $750M at $20B valuation to take AI agent evaluation to enterprises (opens siliconangle.com)
Mercor supplies human experts to train and evaluate AI models, drawing on a network of more than 5 million domain experts.
Context: a16z's own announcement that it is leading General Translation's Series A.
From a16z: a16z leads General Translation’s Series A
General Translation · Series A · with a16zAs stated by a16z.
Mercor supplies human experts to train and evaluate AI models, drawing on a network of more than 5 million domain experts.
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