Meta has suspended its collaboration with AI training startup Mercor following a data breach

Meta has stopped working with Mercor and is investigating 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 stopped all cooperation with the company.

Meta declined to provide a…