AI data layer startup Poseidon completes $15 million seed round led by a16z

AI data layer startup Poseidon has completed a $15 million seed round of financing, led by a16z. Poseidon is built on Story Protocol, aiming to unlock high-quality training data for the "next generation of physical AI". It is reported that Poseidon was incubated by the Story team, dedicated to solving the challenge of obtaining high-quality, usable, and legally authorized training data in the AI field. a16z crypto founder Chris Dixon stated that Poseidon's decentralized data layer will establish a new economic foundation for the internet, incentivizing creators and suppliers to provide diverse data inputs for the next generation of intelligent systems. The project will provide AI developers with IP-secure and legally compliant training data access through Story Protocol's programmable intellectual property layer and immutable registry. (The Block)