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Tech giants like Google, Meta and Microsoft-backed OpenAI initially used reams of data scraped from the Internet for free to train generative AI models like ChatGPT that can mimic human creativity. At the same time, these tech companies are also quietly paying for content locked behind paywalls and login screens, giving rise to a hidden trade in everything from chat logs to long forgotten personal photos from faded social media apps.

EyeEm, the Berlin-based photo-sharing community that exited last year to Spanish company Freepik after going bankrupt, is now licensing its users' photos

Generative AI companies are desperate for photos to train their models with. We look at the deals that have made with image platforms.

The going rates for data troves.

Tech companies are quietly paying for content locked behind paywalls and login screens, giving rise to a hidden trade in everything from chat logs to long forgotten personal photos from faded social media apps