Google Scoops Up Spirit Airlines' Data in Bankruptcy Sale to Train AI
Google paid $10 million for Spirit Airlines records, including hundreds of millions of chats and emails, to improve its AI models.
- Google won a bankruptcy auction on Monday to purchase internal data from defunct Spirit Airlines for $10 million, securing records to train artificial intelligence models.
- The competitive auction saw Google outbid AI firm Mercor, which offered $7.5 million, after Spirit Airlines ceased operations earlier this year due to financial struggles.
- Acquired assets include over 100 million emails, 500 million Microsoft Teams chats, and operational records, while the purchase explicitly excludes passenger profiles and loyalty program information.
- A Google spokesperson confirmed the data will be "rigorously scrubbed of any personally identifiable information by a third party before receipt," ensuring deidentification for model training.
- Judge Sean H. Lane is scheduled to hear the sale on Wednesday, as proprietary business data becomes an increasingly sought-after commodity for companies developing advanced AI models.
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Google is buying all of Spirit Airlines’ data to feed its AI models
By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Did you ever fly on Spirit Airlines? Or work there? Or send an email to someone who worked there? Then your information will soon be feeding Google’s artificial intelligence model.The discount airline halted all operations in May, and it’s been selling off its remaining assets through the bankruptcy process The post Google is buying all of Spirit Airlines’ data to feed its AI models appeared first on KVIA.
Google's proposal was the winner of an asset auction at Spirit Airlines, which closed operations in May. The technology will be left with emails, conversations, documents and spreadsheets from the company.
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Google to pay over Rs 95 crore for data of bankrupt airline, will use it to train AI
Google has won a bid to buy data of bankrupt US air carrier, Spirit Airlines, for $10 million, or roughly Rs 95 crore, with plans to use it to train AI. The data includes over 100 million emails, and 500 million Microsoft Teams chats, among other records.
Google has purchased a large amount of data from the bankrupt American airline Spirit Airlines for $10 million. The company intends to use the data to train its artificial intelligence systems, according to bankruptcy documents.
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