Question
Who are the biggest sellers of AI training data?
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Short answer
Publicly announced sellers have mostly been publishers, stock media libraries, online forums and data-labeling companies. Operating businesses are a newer, growing source because their internal records show real professional work that public content does not.
Part of: How licensing works
Explanation#
Publisher and platform deals are reported in the press; enterprise deals are usually confidential.
Labeling vendors sell human-created data, while operating companies license records they already have.
Rights and privacy#
- Confirm customer, vendor and employee agreements allow the use
- Remove or de-identify personal details before anything leaves the company
- Approve the final dataset and permitted uses in writing
How licensing works#
A business describes its data, buyer demand is assessed, scope and permitted use are proposed, the data is prepared and de-identified, an agreement is signed, and the approved dataset is delivered. See data licensing for detail.
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