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Re:Google cancels contract with an AI data firm that's helpe... by mvdtnz on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @07:30PM (#39112008)

This is unremarkable. Companies use contract labour for the express reason that they can dip in and dip out. Sounds like Appen were on a gravy train and didn't work hard enough to diversify their portfolio of clients.

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Re:Google cancels contract with an AI data firm that's helpe... by sagman on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @09:01PM (#39112704)

Reminds me of that episode of Mad Men where Lucky Strike drops SCDP as their advertising agency. Hope they have their Don Draper

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Re:Google cancels contract with an AI data firm that's helpe... by Yellow98Pikachu on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @03:43AM (#39115094)

I agree, it looks like they will be back at the numbers from 2019. Which is of course a stepback, but I imagine they will learn something from it. Overall they are still growing, for example, in 2015 they had "only" $43.83 Mil in revenue.

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