US Data Labeling Firms Sell Training Datasets to Both US and Chinese AI Labs
annatonger · x · 2026-08-07
According to Forbes, documents reveal that US data labeling companies like Surge AI and Mercor, which sell high-quality training datasets to US AI labs and the government, are also selling these datasets to Chinese AI labs. This highlights the current state of the core data supply chain behind global AI training.
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