How do we evaluate data and compensate the people who create it?

David Dao, co-founder and chief scientist of Gainforest, discusses how to evaluate data and fairly reward the people whose contributions train AI models. The discussion covers Shapley values, scalable data valuation methods, on-chain payment principles, and the concept of a universal data income. The material also explains how “green” data marketplaces and decentralized science can fund environmental conservation while improving artificial intelligence.