AI Startup Sahara Raises $6M to Reward Data Contributors for Training AI Models
• Sahara, an AI startup, raises $6M led by Polychain Capital to reward data providers and trainers of AI models
• Co-founded by Sean Ren, USC professor and AI researcher, and Tyler Zhou, formerly of Binance Labs
• Building products like Sahara Knowledge Agent to let experts monetize their knowledge through customizable AI agents
• Technology aims to track data and reward contributions using blockchain for privacy
• Products have seen early adoption from Microsoft, MIT and USC; set to roll out more widely in Q2 and Q3 2023