Für KI-Training: Google kauft Daten gescheiterter US-Airline
Im Silicon Valley heißt es interne Chats gescheiterter Start-ups seien begehrt zum Training Künstlicher Intelligenz. Google schnappt sich jetzt sogar Daten eines ganzen Billigfliegers.
Google has secured a vast data package from the insolvent US low-cost airline Spirit Airlines to train its Artificial Intelligence (AI). In an auction, the tech giant bid $10 million (€8.6 million) and emerged as the winner. Among the acquired data, there are around 100 million emails and 500 million conversations on the Microsoft Teams messaging platform, according to documents from the bankruptcy proceedings.
Google stated that all personal information will be removed before the data is transferred. The dataset could help improve "our products and AI models," as per a Bloomberg Finance commentary. The package also includes software and pricing data. The purchase aligns with recent attempts by AI firms to acquire internal corporate communications from failed startups for AI training.
The idea is to simulate real business operations in companies to enhance AI. The Spirit-Auction's losing bidder was AI firm Mercor, which bid $7.5 million.
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