AI labs are buying data from dead startups to train their models
When Keelan Miskell began winding down his crypto startup this year, he didn’t think its data was worth much: the users were anonymous, the company just a few years old. But he’s s
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October 13, 2026
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The human is the plot.
In short: AI labs are buying data from dead startups to train their models
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AI labs are buying data from dead startups to train their models | MIT Technology Review
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