For now, the richness of “processed” data (eg. diary entries) created by humans is more valuable than “raw” data (eg. always-on video feed). Data created by humans is full of nuance in style, theme, etc. The signal derived from this kind of data provides higher-quality context for an AI system to build a personalized profile against. I’d argue this... See more
In general, consumers don’t like paying for stuff, hence the multi-trillion-dollar success of having people “pay” with attention (advertisement) and data (privacy).