AI and the tyranny of the data commons

The author discusses how the sharing economy, built on the notion of data as a non-rival good, has led to the appropriation of our data by corporations and its conversion into training data for AI models, ultimately resulting in a "tyranny of the commons."

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8/3/2023

Datasaur lets you build a model automatically from a set of labels

The main topic of the article is Datasaur's announcement of the ability to create machine learning models directly from label data, making model building accessible to a less technical audience. The key points include the $4 million seed extension funding, Datasaur's goal to democratize AI and natural language processing, the company's lean operation and remote, cross-cultural workforce, and the investment led by Initialized Capital.

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Posted 8/19/2023, 9:54:28 AM