Google is buying Spirit Airlines' old data for $10 million to improve its AI

Source: Business Insider· Charles Rollet· August 17, 2026

Google bid $10 million for Spirit Airlines' data, beating Mercor's bid. Tech companies are racing to grab as much AI training data as they can.

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