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Meta has paused its work with Mercor and is investigating after a data breach, a person familiar said.Mercor confirmed to Business Insider that it was recently affected by a security incident.Mercor works with major companies by providing training data for AI models.Meta has paused its work with Mercor and is investigating after a recent data breach at the AI training startup, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to Business Insider.

Mercor, which was valued at $10 billion in a funding round in October, works with major tech companies like Meta to train AI models with the help of thousands of human contractors and experts. Wired first reported on Friday that Meta had paused all its work with the company.

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