AI labs are buying data from dead startups to train their models

SimpleClosure's Asset Hub has handled over 150 deals for shuttered startups selling code and workspace data, and 47% of its deals now include such sales.

Buyers include AI training labs such as Surge AI, which uses real archives to build reinforcement-learning environments.

Google paid $10 million for Spirit Airlines' data, including 100 million emails and 500 million Teams messages, though the sale faces privacy objections.