AI Training Data Network Integrates with Sui and Walrus for Scalable Supply Chain

Introduction

The DATA Network, a registry for rights-cleared AI training data, has partnered with Sui and Walrus to create a scalable supply chain for AI training data. This integration aims to provide a secure and transparent platform for AI labs to source high-quality data.

Background

The next generation of AI models is constrained by access to real-world data, which is often regulated and requires provenance. The open internet has been scraped, and the data that comes next must be sourced from people with consent and provenance that regulators and legal teams will accept.

Partnership

Sui Foundation and The DATA Foundation have announced that the DATA Network and its Trace registry are joining the Sui stack, bringing a live supply of rights-cleared AI training data onto the infrastructure Sui has built for AI workloads. Walrus, the data platform with integrity proofs anchored on Sui, becomes the default storage layer for applications operated by DATA Foundation.

Benefits

The integration of the DATA Network, Sui, and Walrus will provide stronger provenance guarantees and tamper evidence. The result of the integration will be a single place for AI labs to source real-world training data, with its provenance recorded by Trace and the original file stored and access-controlled on Walrus.

Investment

Sui Foundation is investing $30 million in the DATA Network, establishing the largest institutional stake in the network, alongside the continuing holdings of PIP Labs and the DATA Foundation.

Conclusion

The partnership between Sui, Walrus, and the DATA Network will enable the next generation of AI models to be trained on high-quality, rights-cleared data, while ensuring the security and transparency of the data supply chain.