Handshake went from college job board to major AI data company
paigeinsf · x · 2026-09-11
The author reflects that Handshake, an app she used in college for career fairs, is now one of the biggest "AI" companies. She argues platforms like Handshake and Mercor are data businesses built on human networks — "humanity's great distillation experiment," with carbon-based beings collecting their final paycheck from silicon-based ones before being replaced.
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