22-Year-Old Billionaire Mercor Co-Founders Attacked by Contractors Over Alleged Pay

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Last month, three 22-year-old co-founders of a recruiting startup, Mercor, made history as the youngest self-made billionaires ever, according to Forbes

This week, the company allegedly ended an AI project that employed contractors before offering other work at a lower rate of pay, though Mercor has pushed back on what it calls "inaccurate" claims

The controversy has spilled into the press

Shortly after three 22-year-old co-founders were dubbed the world’s "youngest self-made billionaires," their artificial intelligence recruiting startup, Mercor, allegedly shut down a project involving thousands of contractors — then offered to bring back workers at a lower hourly rate for a new project, Forbes and Business Insider reported, citing emails and reports from workers a