Mecka AI Reportedly Raises $60 Million Sequoia Round for Robot Training Data
Mecka AI has reportedly raised $60 million from Sequoia to expand robot training data and deployment, highlighting a growing bottleneck in robotics.
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Mecka AI nears $500 million valuation as investors chase robot-training data
Mecka AI is nearing a Sequoia-led round at a reported $500 million valuation, highlighting demand for human-motion data to train humanoid robots.
Institute of Foundation Models Releases K2 Horizon Models With Weights, Code and Training Data
The Institute of Foundation Models has released K2 Horizon models with weights, code and training data, expanding access to inspectable AI development.
SZA Calls Musicians Who Support AI 'Disgusting' After 238 Songs Appear in Training Data
Singer SZA publicly denounced AI-supporting musicians after claiming 238 of her songs appeared in AI training datasets.
The Atlantic Creates Searchable Database of Music Used to Train AI Models
The Atlantic launches a public database exposing millions of music tracks used in AI training datasets, raising significant copyright concerns.
In the Weights: New Tool Lets You Check If You Exist in AI Model Training Data
Former OpenAI employees launch 'In the Weights,' a tool that queries multiple AI models to measure how well they recall a person's existence from training data.
AI Labs Pay XDOF to Collect Robot Training Data in Dirty, Unglamorous Work
AI robotics labs are outsourcing the tedious physical work of collecting robot training data to companies like XDOF, highlighting the hidden labor behind AI development.
Meta Signs Multimillion-Dollar AI Licensing Deal With News Corp for Training Data
Meta has signed a multimillion-dollar AI content licensing agreement with News Corp, granting access to the media giant's journalism archives to train its AI models, marking a major publisher-tech AI deal.
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