The article explores Mercor, a new AI-driven HR platform with a controversial approach to modern employment. Valued at $2 billion after a $100 million investment, it seeks to efficiently match candidates to jobs through automation. However, this raises concerns as the majority of opportunities offered are gig-based roles—often unstable and poorly paid. The startup's young CEO, Brendan Foody, advocates for a shift to a more flexible, project-based work model, reminiscent of the historical anxiety surrounding automation's impact on job security.
If there's one throughline linking us to our ancestors at the birth of industrial society, it's the anxiety of automation.
Mercor is an AI human resources platform that matches candidates to jobs, even automating the interview process.
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