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The $10 Billion “Echo”: Why Paying Experts to Train AI Might Be a Bridge to Nowhere
There’s a new giant in Silicon Valley called Mercor. Valued at a staggering $10 billion (a massive jump from its $2 billion valuation just months ago), their business model is simple: they pay doctors, lawyers, and engineers to sit down and teach AI how to do their jobs. By early 2026, the company is reportedly paying out over $1.5 million daily to a network of 30,000+ experts.
On the surface, it might look like a savvy way for tech
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Posted in AI, Technology in the News
Tagged ai, AI scraping, content scraping, entry-level jobs, Google AI, google ai overviews, Mercor, pizza glue, scraping, silicon valley, start-up, teach ai
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Webpage direct visits: bots, crawlers, or real visitors?
"Are webpage visits coming from a direct visit (vs a search) from bots or crawlers vs real visitors, or perhaps AI scrapers?"
Yes - a significant portion of direct webpage visits can come from bots, crawlers, and AI scraping content, not just real human visitors. But how much depends on the site, traffic level, and what kind of page you’re looking at.
Below is a clear breakdown.
1. What “Direct” Traffic Really Means
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Posted in AI, Ask David!, Website Traffic
Tagged ai, AI crawling, ai scrapers, analytics accuracy, bot traffic, bots, bots vs humans, content scraping, crawlers, direct traffic, fake direct traffic, fake traffic, google analytics, matomo, raw server logs, real visitors, robots, seo, SEO analytics, server logs, traffic analysis, web crawlers, website analytics, website monitoring
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