Investing in General Translation (opens a16z.news)
a16z's own announcement that it is leading General Translation's Series A.
Context: Mercor supplies human experts to train and evaluate AI models, drawing on a network of more than 5 million domain experts.
From SiliconANGLE: Artificial intelligence training data company Mercor.io Corp. today revealed that it has raised $750 million in new funding at a $20 billion valuation. Mercor provides the human expertise used to train and evaluate AI models, drawing on a network of more than 5 million domain experts.
Mercor · $750MAs stated by SiliconANGLE.
a16z's own announcement that it is leading General Translation's Series A.
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