Google is buying Spirit Airlines' old data for $10 million to improve its AI
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Google acquired Spirit Airlines' internal corporate data and custom software for $10 million through a bankruptcy auction to enhance its AI models, excluding customer and credit card information. The competitive bidding included AI startup Mercor, which offered $7.5 million. This acquisition reflects tech companies' growing efforts to secure diverse data sources beyond the open internet for AI training.
Covered by 3 sources
- AI Data Wars Begin As Google, Mercor And Micro1 Bid For Spirit’s Data· Forbes
- Former Spirit Employees Aren’t Happy About Its AI Deal With Google· Gizmodo
- AI startup Micro1 wants to challenge Google's winning bid for Spirit Airlines data with a higher offer· Business Insider
- Flight attendants freaked out that Google is buying tons of Spirit employee data· Ars Technica
- AI companies are desperate for your work-related data. What's your price?· Business Insider
