Pros
Just wanted to add my two cents. I found out about an opportunity to work on a Mercor assignment through email, and like many others, I was skeptical because I didn't hear about the company before. I also thought the AI interview, while interesting, was unusual, so I did some research and luckily I was able to find some testimonials supporting the legitimacy of these projects, so I decided to take the job. I'm happy I did. Once I got settled into this work, I found it very flexible and comfortable. The start was quite fast and furious with everyone new coming in at the same time, but once questions were answered and we got used to things, this ended up being a flexible and well paying gig for a couple of months. It really worked well for me because these were months in which I had a lot of travel planned, so being able to work based on my personal availability was incredibly helpful. I also met a lot of really friendly people and I found the Mercor team to be quickly responsive to questions over Slack, and also accommodating/kind to the team. Overall, I would be open to doing something like this again.
Cons
Contract can be pretty short and for the first few days, you have to learn fast. I had no issues with the Mercor team or the client, but some of the people I worked with could be unreliable in terms of availability.