Who buys company data for AI training?
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Short answer: Company work data is bought by frontier AI labs and by the specialist data companies that supply them with training and evaluation data. They want real examples of professional work (documents, code, support tickets, email) from expert industries, and they license anonymised copies rather than buying the original data.
What do AI data buyers look for?
- Real professional work, not synthetic or public data.
- Expert domains: healthcare, legal, financial services, insurance, software, consulting.
- Recent history, ideally the last few years.
- Reasoning, not just outputs: drafts, review comments, ticket threads and decisions show how work gets done.
- Clean anonymisation, so the data can be used without privacy risk.
How are data deals structured?
Buyers license an anonymised copy. Offers usually set out the price, how much is paid at signing versus on delivery, how the data may be used, and whether the buyer wants a period of exclusivity. Different buyers value different data types, so the same dataset can get quite different offers.
How do you reach buyers?
Most companies don't know who to call, and buyers don't know which companies have usable data. godemando estimates what your data is worth and then deal teams from the buyers that fit contact you directly. Start with the calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Do AI companies buy data from businesses?
Yes. AI labs and their data suppliers license anonymised work data from businesses to train and evaluate models on professional tasks.
Will buyers see my clients or employees?
No. Names, contact details, client names and account IDs are replaced before delivery, and any record that could still be traced back is dropped.
Can I say no to an offer?
Yes. You can turn down any offer, or pick the buyer whose terms suit you.