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Google buys 40 years of Spirit Airlines employee data for $10M AI training

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Google has acquired 40 years of internal data from Spirit Airlines for $10 million, intending to use it for AI training. While customer records were excluded, approximately 175,000 employee files were included in the sale. A flight attendants union is actively opposing this acquisition, with a decision on the data's fate expected on September 9th. AI

IMPACT This acquisition highlights the growing demand for large, diverse datasets for AI training, potentially influencing how companies manage and monetize their historical data.

RANK_REASON This is a data acquisition for AI training by a major tech company, which falls under the 'tool' category as it relates to the resources used for AI development rather than a core AI release or research.

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Google buys 40 years of Spirit Airlines employee data for $10M AI training

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Google just bought 40 years of Spirit Airlines' internal data for $10M to train AI. Customer records were excluded — but 175,000 employee files were not. A flig

    Google just bought 40 years of Spirit Airlines' internal data for $10M to train AI. Customer records were excluded — but 175,000 employee files were not. A flight attendants union is now fighting it. Sept 9 decides if bankrupt data becomes AI fuel. Thoughts? ✈️🤖 # Google # AI # T…

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