Weekly DaaS Roundup for July 18

READ OF THE WEEK

Data Acquisition Strategies for AI by Air Street Press

A comprehensive overview of how far, yet how little data acquisition strategies have come in the past 8 years.

Quote:

“Despite the significant progress since 2016, data acquisition remains a pain point for start-ups. Neither the community nor the market look set to resolve this. While most AI-first companies will still face a standing start at inception, this presents an opportunity for differentiation. Creatively building the right foundations remains a very real source of competitive advantage. “

NEWS AND READS

Lawyers for X Corp kicked off data-scraping case by David Thomas (Reuters)

The law firm that represented Bright Data against Meta was hired by X to bring a similar suit against Bright Data. Is your head spinning yet?

Managing BotSh** by Ian P. McCarthy, Timothy R. Hannigan, and André Spicer (Harvard Business Review)

AI tools are not going away, how do you mitigate the risk their inaccuracy poses?

🎧THE LATEST WOD PODCAST 🎧

Substack CEO Chris Best

In this episode of World of DaaS, Chris and Auren discuss:

• Attention, quality, and gatekeepers in media

• The state of freedom of speech 

• Building an audience

• AI as a creative tool

The World of DaaS on YouTube is closing in on 30K subs!

📈  YOU TOLD US WE WERE WRONG 📈

The Publicly Traded DaaS Companies List Grows to 60

With your help we enhanced the list with more edits to come.

M&A AND FUNDING

RANDOM ART(TIFICIAL HALLUCINATION) OF THE WEEK