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Wirestock raises $23M to supply creative multi-modal data to AI labs
Wirestock has over 700,000 creators on its platform, which supplies photos, videos and 3D content to AI labs.
Editor's take
This funding round for Wirestock underscores the growing demand for diverse, high-quality multi-modal datasets, a critical bottleneck in current AI development. The company's focus on creator-generated content signals a shift towards more democratized and potentially ethically sourced training data. AI labs and companies building generative models, particularly in visual media and emerging 3D applications, should monitor Wirestock's strategy as it addresses a fundamental input need for advancing AI capabilities.
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