DATA Network Integrates with Sui and Walrus for AI Training Data Scaling

Introduction

Trace, the onchain registry for rights-cleared AI training data, has joined forces with Sui and Walrus to scale the supply chain for AI training data. This integration brings high-quality, rights-cleared data to power the next generation of AI models.

Regulatory Requirements

The EU AI Act and ongoing litigation over training data have made provenance a procurement requirement for labs. The data needed for AI models sits with people rather than on the open web, and it belongs to the people who generated it.

Sui and Walrus Ecosystem

Sui represents every asset as a programmable object, allowing datasets and their licenses to be managed onchain like tokens. Independent transactions execute in parallel and settle in under a second, making the network capable of handling millions of daily registrations. Walrus extends this capability to large files, storing massive AI datasets efficiently and ensuring data is only readable by licensed buyers.

Integration Benefits

The integration of DATA Network and Trace with Sui and Walrus provides stronger provenance guarantees and tamper evidence. Trace now adds a flagship supply of rights-cleared data, with existing demand from the AI labs that license it today. The result of the integration will be stronger provenance guarantees and tamper evidence.

Long-term Strategic 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. Furthering the alignment, SY Lee, Chairman of Poseidon and CEO of PIP Labs, joins Sui Foundation as Strategic Advisor.