Glossary
Data trust
Quick answer
A legal structure in which independent trustees manage data on behalf of beneficiaries.
Trustees owe duties to beneficiaries and decide who can access the data and on what terms.
Data trusts are discussed widely in policy circles but remain relatively rare in practice.
Why Data trust matters when licensing company data to AI
Data trust is a legal structure in which independent trustees manage data on behalf of beneficiaries. Trustees owe duties to those beneficiaries and decide who can access the data and on what terms. Data trusts are discussed widely in policy circles but remain relatively rare in practice. A business considering one would need the trustees' duties and decision rights set out in writing.
- 01Your work records
- 02Personal details removed
- 03You approve the release
- 04Licensed to AI developers
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