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  "name": "Handshake",
  "description": "Early talent recruiting platform connecting students with employers",
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      "Data Labeling Agencies/Platforms: Using generalized crowdsourcing platforms like Amazon Mechanical Turk or specialized data labeling firms to train models."
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