Google Is Buying All of Spirit Airlines' Data to Feed Its AI Models
- Spirit Airlines agreed to sell its stored worker and customer data to Google for $10 million on Monday, continuing asset liquidation since the carrier shuttered in May.
- According to Gizmodo, the acquisition includes 100 million company emails, 500 million Microsoft Teams conversations, and approximately 30 million lines of code, plus insights into software production and aircraft operations.
- A Google spokesperson confirmed to CNN that the company acquired the dataset to improve its products and AI models. The information has been scrubbed of identifying data before transfer.
- Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, opposes the purchase. She stated, "We are filing a court objection to Google," arguing the data has no business being sold.
- Companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google increasingly source training data by purchasing information directly from businesses as demand for massive AI datasets grows. This strategy secures additional content for model development.
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The $10 million transaction includes telephone calls, staff information and reserve data.
Google Is Buying Spirit Airlines Data For $10 Million. The Flight Attendants Object.
“Spirit takes all data privacy concerns seriously and will continue to work with the appropriate parties to resolve any outstanding issues,” a spokesperson for the defunct airline said.
Flight Attendants' Union Objects to Google's Purchase of Spirit Airlines' Employee Data Over Privacy Concerns
A flight attendants' union has formally objected to Google's proposed $10m purchase of Spirit Airlines' internal data, arguing the deal fails to adequately protect the privacy of former employees. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO raised concerns over disciplinary records, payroll history and internal communications tied to Spirit's roughly 17,000 former staff in a filing to the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ne…
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