Siddharth: AI data market will consolidate into a few main winners
Jonathan Siddharth · Turing CEO Jonathan Siddharth: Who Wins in Data Labelling & Why 99% of Knowledge Work Will Disappear · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Dec 1, 2025 · at 1:04:56
Jonathan Siddharth is the founder and CEO of Turing. He discusses the long-term market structure of AI data provisioning with 20VC host Harry Stebbings.
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“I think there'll be a few winners. I think there'll be a few winners. A few because I do think for the labs, it helps them to have a few partners for resiliency. And I imagine also for price competitiveness. I think there'll be a few winners.”
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