Are there data industry 'middlemen' buying and reselling data to AI labs?
panickssery · x · 2026-08-22
The author questions if there are data industry intermediaries who evaluate and purchase data from individuals, then distribute it to AI labs for a profit. This touches on the commercialization and supply chain of AI training data.
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