Who Buys Data for AI Training?
By Andrew Smart, founder of MON$TER · About
Demand for real-world data is coming from three kinds of buyers:
- AI labs training language, vision and video models.
- Robotics companies that need first-person footage of hands doing real work.
- Institutional buyers who use anonymized business activity data to spot trends.
Public companies increasingly mention data licensing in SEC filings — follow them on our live AI data licensing tracker. MON$TER works with a vetted buyer network so you don't have to find buyers yourself.