AI training data goes bad the moment it works: labs discard tasks at ~70% accuracy
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-10-10
A 3-minute video thread on why the AI training data market is so hot:
- The core paradox: training data is the only product that expires the moment it works — once a model gets 70% of a task right, labs throw the task's data out.
- Wealth creation: the industry has minted the youngest self-made billionaires on earth.
- Market structure: the biggest buyers (frontier labs) are building their own training data rather than relying solely on external vendors.
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