iMerit Scholars opens expert network to AI developers

iMerit's launch lands after its acquisition by ExlService Holdings Inc. in July, which the company says gives it access to additional healthcare and insurance expertise — areas that fit the regulated-industry focus it is pitching to enterprises. The platform combines recruiting and payment tools with iMerit's Ango Hub annotation and fine-tuning software, so customers deal with one managed service rather than assembling contractors themselves.

The company's pitch rests on specialists who actively probe models for errors, an approach Basu describes as "tormenting models." iMerit says it manages projects directly, handling project management, quality assurance and auditing, while experts are paid per engagement but stay in the broader Scholars community — a structure the company argues lets specialists build knowledge across successive evaluation cycles.

iMerit also says it can absorb sharp swings in demand; Basu recalled a customer requesting roughly 400 additional workers within three or four days. Its stated priority now is widening coverage into new disciplines and languages, which suggests the competition it sees is less about labeling volume than about depth of domain and linguistic reach.