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

MIT Technology Review 13 October 2026 21h ago
AI labs are buying data from dead startups to train their models
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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 since turned the firm’s digital archives into real money. He’s netted roughly $25,000 for his code base and a still-pending amount (likely around…
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