Welcome to AIDC — the marketplace where data engineers can monetize and trade high-quality datasets for AI deep learning.
Data drives learning in our current generation of AI systems. AIDC is a marketplace where data engineers and organizations can monetize and trade high-quality datasets for AI deep learning. We connect the people who have valuable data with the teams that need it — creating a structured, licensed, audited exchange rather than an informal transfer. Everyone benefits.
Much data is open. Platforms like Reddit and LinkedIn have made large volumes of data available or accessible at various points, and open datasets remain a valuable resource. But not all data is open, not all open data is structured for training, and assembling it from dozens of scattered sources is expensive work. The point is, to get all the data, in one package, to make specific training scenarios easy.
We get a cut of each transaction — it averages to around 20%. That fee funds platform operations, auditing, marketing, and infrastructure. We also make a bit on hosting datasets, but that's mostly a wash to make it easier for individuals who want to post up their datasets and build their marketplaces.
Yes, we started as a non-profit data distribution platform. Over time it became clear that a sustainable commercial model — with proper auditing, licensing infrastructure, and active marketing — would do more for the data ecosystem than a non-profit could. We transitioned to AIDC as a commercial marketplace while keeping our commitment to the data community. We will be actively contributing to open source focused on data transformation making it easier to convert data from various sources to better structures, such as JSON and JSONL for training purposes.
You can be an individual or a company. If you have collected, curated, or produced data through your work or business operations, and you hold the rights to distribute it, you are eligible to list on AIDC. You can turn that data into a passive income stream to subsidize your profits.
We see demand for fine tuning and RAG for LLMs with unstructured data in JSON and CSV file formats. Domain-specific datasets — particularly those suited for models like Meta's Llama or DeepSeek — are consistently sought after. Demand shifts with the research frontier. Keep track of our blog posts on the most active trends in datasets and model training scenarios.
You must own the rights to the datasets that you want to distribute and license. If your data contains personal information subject to HIPAA, PII regulations, GDPR, or CCPA, you are responsible for ensuring that any data you list complies with those requirements before posting. Our Code of Conduct sets out seller obligations in detail. In many cases, sensitive fields can be removed or anonymized. The remaining data can still be very valuable for model training scenarios.
We help you do that with this platform. The listing workflow walks you through the standard licensing parameters — permitted uses, exclusivity, attribution requirements, and pricing structure. You review the terms before anything is published. When you are comfortable with it, post it up and it is live.
Go to the home page and press the BEGIN button. You will create an account, set up your banking information for payouts, and then walk through the dataset listing workflow. Once your listing is reviewed and approved, we start marketing it.
We work with a variety of partners to list and display the datasets as they are posted. Distribution includes our own marketplace surface, partner channels, and direct outreach to buyers working in relevant domains. If you have ideas on where we should do more, we are happy to talk.
We audit every dataset (yes, Members you are on notice). Every listing goes through a review process before it appears in the marketplace. We also publish our Code of Conduct so that both sellers and buyers know the standards we hold. Quality is a shared responsibility on this platform — we ask that you all help us do that.
Other Members like you, or other buyers, called Purchasers, are on the platform. They browse or search the marketplace, find a listing, review the licensing terms, and complete a purchase through our payment flow powered by Stripe. The Purchaser gets the dataset to start working with delivered to their target environment.
Of course. AIDC operates a dataset hosting and distribution platform with documented contract terms. You can read the terms in plain English and download a full PDF contract before committing to anything. Review the sample terms of service to see what you are agreeing to.
We are a small, responsive team. Write to us directly — we read everything.
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