"Mercor, a startup that helps some of the biggest tech companies train their AI models, told thousands of its contract workers this week that they would no longer be working on a large project for Meta. On Tuesday, people working on the project, codenamed Musen, were told it was ending due to "project scope changes," according to an email seen by Business Insider."
"More than 5,000 people were working on the Musen project at its peak, according to two people who worked on it. The news came as a surprise because they had recently been told the Musen project would run until the end of the year, according to several contractors who worked on the project. A Mercor spokesperson said the information was "inaccurate," but declined to comment on what details the company objected to."
Mercor ended a large AI training project for Meta, informing thousands of contract data labelers that their work on the Musen project would stop. Contractors were offered a new project, Nova, paying $16 an hour, five dollars less than Musen. More than 5,000 people worked on Musen at its peak, and the end surprised many who had been told the project would run through the year. Mercor said some reported details were inaccurate and emphasized that the work is temporary and project-based. The data-labeling industry is experiencing widespread cuts and falling pay rates.
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