Protege, a platform specializing in AI training data, has announced its acquisition of Calliope Networks, a leading provider of media content for generative AI applications.

Expands network to more than 70 data sources and adds hundreds of thousands of hours of premium audiovisual content to Protege platformNEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Protege, the platform for AI training data, today announced its acquisition of Calliope Networks, a leader in aggregating media content for licensing by generative AI companies. Protege equips data and content holders with the tools to make their assets available for AI training use cases safely and efficiently, while enabling model builders to discover and access responsibly-sourced data with confidence. Protege now works with over 70 leading data and content owners to make their assets securely available for AI training purposes and works with leading foundational models and AI applications to get access to rich data and content.To date, Protege has focused on the healthcare vertical, building access to the largest multi-modal health data sets to help leading AI applications and foundational models safely train their algorithms, representing over 100 million images and over 3 billion unstructured notes. This acquisition will allow Protege to expand beyond healthcare into its second vertical: media.Calliope Networks brings to Protege access to hundreds of thousands of hours of global, high-quality TV, film, news and sports content, including an extensive selection of 4K and 3D formats, and a team with decades of experience in content licensing from companies like NBCUniversal, Warner Bros., Paramount, and Fox. This acquisition enables Protege to offer unparalleled resources for AI developers seeking diverse and premium training datasets."This acquisition is a key milestone for Protege," said Bobby Samuels, CEO of Protege