MOBA Game Source Code Valued at RMB 3 Million Amid AI Data Industry Shift

The source code for a MOBA game, which has a player base of only a few thousand, is currently valued at RMB 3 million. This valuation highlights a significant trend in the AI data industry, as noted by Sun Yiyou and He Yunzhong, who observed a shift from traditional hiring practices focused on annotators to a competitive landscape centered around acquiring proprietary data. This transition indicates a growing emphasis on data ownership and its strategic importance in AI development. Practitioners in the AI field may need to adapt their strategies to prioritize data acquisition over simply hiring for annotation tasks.