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SpaceX mulls buying data from troubled startups to train its AI models
SpaceX is reportedly exploring the purchase of customer data from troubled startups as a cheaper source for training and improving its AI models.
Looking to gain an edge over its AI competitors in the cut-throat AI market, SpaceX has now sought to capture data from a new source. As per a new report from Bloomberg, SpaceX has held internal discussions about purchasing customer data from troubled and defunct startups. The plan here is to secure a more affordable data source to improve its artificial intelligence models.
The report suggests that the communications between the teams have been informal at best and may not even lead to a deal, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on the condition of anonymity. The approach here is being echoed as similar to Google’s offer to buy business data from Spirit Airlines for AI training purposes after the discount carrier shut down its operations. In the past, Alphabet Inc. had made a $10 million bid that raised data privacy concerns, including from former flight attendants.