## Introduction Mercor, a three-year-old startup, has become a $10 billion middleman in AI's data gold rush. The company connects AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic with former employees of Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, and white-shoe law firms, paying them up to $200 an hour to share their industry expertise and train the AI models that could eventually automate their former employers out of business. ## How Mercor works Mercor operates as a middleman between AI labs and former employees of Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, and white-shoe law firms. The company provides a platform for sharing knowledge and industry experience with AI models. ## Who benefits? The beneficiaries of this game are the former employees of Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, and white-shoe law firms who receive compensation for sharing their expertise. But who ultimately wins? The end-users who use the AI models developed by Mercor. ## Future of AI in work AI is revolutionizing work and creating new opportunities for those willing to adapt. But what happens to manual and repetitive work? AI models can help automate these tasks, but this means that employees may be replaced. ## Conclusion Mercor is revolutionizing the AI market and creating new opportunities for those willing to share their industry experience. But who ultimately benefits? The end-users who use the AI models developed by Mercor. ## References * OpenAI: an AI lab that develops advanced AI models.