Millions of dollars for data: For AI training? Google buys data from failed US airline
For months, it has been rumored in Silicon Valley that internal chats of failed start-ups are in high demand for training artificial intelligence. Google is now even grabbing data from an entire low-cost airline.
Google has acquired a large dataset from bankrupt US budget airline Spirit Airlines for $10 million. The dataset includes around 100 million emails and 500 million Microsoft Teams conversations, as well as software and pricing data. Google stated that all personal information will be removed from the data before it is handed over, and that it will help improve the company's products and AI models.
The purchase is part of a trend of AI firms buying internal company communications to train their models. Spirit Airlines ceased operations in early May after entering its second insolvency proceeding in less than 12 months.
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