πŸ—žοΈ Tech payouts starting to matter

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Major music publishers are suing Anthropic for allegedly copying millions of copyrighted works to train Claude AI without permission. The lawsuit highlights growing challenges to tech's traditional model of extracting value from users without compensation, as regulators and creators push back against data scraping practices.

Key Facts

βœ“Anthropic faces lawsuit from music publishers for allegedly training Claude on millions of copyrighted works without permission or compensation.
βœ“Mode Mobile offers first-party AI training data from 490M+ users who earn money for browsing and app usage, challenging traditional data extraction models.
βœ“The company has achieved $115M+ revenue and $11.8M EBITDA while securing Nasdaq ticker reservation ($MODE) for potential IPO within 24 months.

Contrarian Angle

Paying Users for Data Instead of Extracting It

Mode Mobile pays users over $1B for generating first-party data through browsing, listening, and app usage

Flips traditional tech model from extracting user value to compensating users for their data

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