Startup Enables Users to Sell Their Data to Train AI, But Faces Backlash From Reddit
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Vana is a startup that lets users pool and sell their personal data to train AI models. Users can bring data from platforms like Facebook and monetize it.
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Vana pays users subscriptions and charges devs fees to access user data sets. This incentives protecting user data privacy.
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Vana launched a Reddit Data DAO allowing Reddit users to jointly license their Reddit data to AI companies.
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Reddit banned Vana's subreddit on the DAO and doesn't officially work with Vana. Reddit says Vana exploits its data export system.
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It's unclear if the DAO can fairly compensate users or reach critical mass to impact Reddit's data licensing business.