Google buys Spirit Airlines data for $10m to train AI models

Google secured a $10 million acquisition of Spirit Airlines’ business records through a bankruptcy auction victory. This purchase grants Google access to extensive data, including emails and financial records. The bid surpassed Mercor, an AI training startup that had also expressed interest in the same dataset. Google intends to utilize this information to train its artificial intelligence models. The transaction represents a significant investment by Google into leveraging airline operational data for advanced technological development.