AI companies have scraped the web. Their next target is data that shows how humans actually work.
AI firms are paying for company records and recordings of human work. Business Insider explores the data race powering AI agents and robots.
TL;DR
- AI companies are increasingly seeking data that demonstrates how humans perform work, beyond general web scraping.
- This new data focus includes anonymized company records like Slack messages and emails, as well as recordings of real-world tasks.
- AI firms are offering significant sums for this data to teach AI systems about problem-solving, collaboration, decision-making, and physical task execution.
- Law firms are leveraging their own historical legal knowledge to build specialized AI systems.
- The next generation of AI agents and robots will be powered by this understanding of human workflows.