Training the Machines: The Race for High-Value AI Data
Broadcast Date: May 21st, 2026
Join this episode of DM Radio, as host Eric Kavanagh sits down with Marty Pesis of Troveo AI to explore one of the most critical – and least understood – layers of the AI economy: training data.
From licensing massive video and audio libraries to structuring petabytes of content for frontier AI labs, you’ll learn how data quality, uniqueness, and scale are shaping the next generation of AI models.
Dive into the operational realities of managing enormous datasets, the growing value of proprietary content, and why differentiated training data may become the true competitive advantage in AI. Take an inside look at the infrastructure powering today’s AI boom – and the business models emerging around it.
Host:
Eric Kavanagh
CEO at The Bloor Group
Eric has nearly 30 years of experience as a career journalist with a keen focus on enterprise technologies. He designs and moderates a variety of New Media programs, including The Briefing Room, DM Radio and Espresso Series, as well as GARP’s Leadership and Research Webcasts. His mission is to help people leverage the power of software, methodologies and politics in order to get things done.
Guests:
Marty Pesis
CEO of Troveo AI
