I recently re-understood KGeN: What AI may truly be missing isnโt more data, but something else.
After researching KGeN, my biggest takeaway is this: as AI gets more data, it may actually become even more important whether the data is truly sourced from humans.
In the past, when I saw AI projects talking about data, I usually wouldnโt dwell on it for long. After all, thereโs all kinds of data on the internet now.
But the issue is precisely here.
There are more and more AI-generated articles, images, and audio, and bot accounts are becoming increasingly common. If AI were to learn extensively from content that has already been generated by AI in the future, wouldnโt we end up in a loop?
AI-generated โ AI-trained โ generated again โ trained again by AI.
The volume keeps increasing, but real human experience may become even rarer.
Thatโs also why I started taking KGeN seriously.
KGeN currently positions itself as a Verified Human Network. Its core focus is to obtain verified real human, multimodal data for Physical AI and LLMs. The company mentions data types including voice, vision, actions, and touch, and it covers 60+ countries.
I think whatโs most worth considering here isnโt the hot concept of โAIโ itself, but rather:
If AI is to truly understand the real world in the future, does it need to understand real humans first?
For example, if a robot is going to learn to live in a real environment, simply looking at internet images likely wonโt be enough.
It needs to know how people speak, how they act, how they observe their surroundings, and even what kinds of responses people make in different scenarios.
At that point, real human data isnโt just a question of quantityโitโs a question of source and quality.
KGeNโs current approach is to connect real people, verification, multimodal data, and AI training needs. Its product ecosystem also includes K-Quest, where verified humans complete tasks to collect the multimodal data needed for Physical AI and LLMs.
Of course, Iโm not going to say right now that KGeN will definitely succeed.
For me, whatโs more important to keep watching is:
Can the number of real users keep growing?
Can data demand keep generating new data?
Can these data truly be used by AI companies?
And finally, can it form a long-term business closed loop?
These questions are more interesting than just looking at short-term pricing.
Iโm still continuing to observe this answer.
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