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Traverse (Traverse (YC W26)) is a data research lab solving the hardest problem in AI training: subjective, taste-dependent work. They generate long-horizon training data for frontier models by observing and capturing what specialists actually do on the job. Congrats on the launch, Lance Yan and Zachary Yu!

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