The Dark Side of Creative Data: How Wirestock's Pivot Raises Questions About Ownership and Control As artificial intelligence accelerates at an unprecedented pace, companies like Wirestock are capitalizing on demand for creative data.
However, this trend raises disturbing questions about ownership and control. A recent $23 million funding round for Wirestock highlights a concerning shift in the way creative work is valued.
Wirestock's pivot from a stock photography platform to a data provider has created a new class of freelancers beholden to AI labs' insatiable appetite for data.