{
  "id": 1632228,
  "title": "Silicon Valley: Für KI-Training: Google kauft Daten gescheiterter US-Airline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/silicon-valley-fur-ki-training-google-kauft-daten-gescheiterter-us",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T01:49:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/ki/ki-training-google-kauft-daten-gescheiterter-us-airline/100247871.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Google has secured a massive data package from the bankrupt US discount airline Spirit Airlines to train its Artificial Intelligence (AI). For a bid of $10 million (€8.6 million), the tech giant won the auction, acquiring around 100 million emails and 500 million messages from Microsoft Teams' messaging platform, according to documents from the insolvency proceedings. Google emphasized that all personal information will be removed before the data transfer. The dataset could help \"enhance our products and AI models,\" according to a statement to Bloomberg Financial Services. The package also includes software and data for pricing. The purchase aligns with recent attempts by AI firms to acquire internal company communications, such as those from failed startups, for training Artificial Intelligence. The idea is to improve AI by simulating real company situations. The Spirit Airlines auction was won by AI company Mercor, which bid $7.5 million.",
  "summary": "Interne Chats gescheiterter Start-ups sind im Silicon Valley begehrt für das Training Künstlicher Intelligenz. Google ersteigert nun Daten eines Billigfliegers für zehn Millionen Dollar.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Millions of dollars for data: For AI training? Google buys data from failed US airline",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/millionen-dollar-fur-daten-fur-ki-training-google-kauft-daten",
        "published": "2026-08-18T01:39:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}