Millionen Dollar für Daten: Für KI-Training? Google kauft Daten gescheiterter US-Airline
Seit Monaten heißt es im Silicon Valley, interne Chats gescheiterter Start-ups seien begehrt zum Training Künstlicher Intelligenz. Google schnappt sich jetzt sogar Daten eines ganzen Billigfliegers.
Google has secured a massive data package from the bankrupt US low-cost airline Spirit Airlines for training artificial intelligence (AI). In a bidding war, the tech giant won the auction for around 100 million emails and 500 million conversations on Microsoft Teams' messaging platform for $10 million (8.6 million euros). The data package also includes software and pricing data.
Google emphasized that all personal information would be removed before the data transfer. The dataset could help improve their products and AI models, according to a Bloomberg Financial Services statement. The dataset also includes software and pricing data. The acquisition aligns with recent attempts by AI companies to acquire internal company communications, such as those of failed startups, for AI training.
The highest bidder in the Spirit auction was AI firm Mercor, with a bid of $7.5 million. Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy in early May, marking its second insolvency within less than a year. Originally, the airline aimed to leave with lower debts in the summer, but rising jet fuel prices due to the Iran war torpedoed those plans.
Spirit CEO Dave Davis emphasized the "sudden and prolonged" rise in fuel prices as the reason for the operation's shutdown.
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