Sources: Mercor and other firms gathering data for AI labs are driving demand to buy or license internal datasets from startups shutting down or being acquired (Alix Coutures/The Information)
Failed or absorbed startups are being treated as fresh data targets for AI training suppliers.
Mercor and other data-gathering firms are seeking to buy or license internal datasets from startups that are shutting down or being acquired, according to The Information item summarized by Techmeme. The piece says that demand is tied to AI labs’ appetite for model-training data. One example cited is Warmly, whose CEO Maximus Greenwald received an unusual email eight days after the AI agent startup agreed to be acquired by HubSpot. Techmeme's note
Mercor and other data-gathering firms are seeking to buy or license internal datasets from startups that are shutting down or being acquired, according to The Information item summarized by Techmeme. The piece says that demand is tied to AI labs’ appetite for model-training data. One example cited is Warmly, whose CEO Maximus Greenwald received an unusual email eight days after the AI agent startup agreed to be acquired by HubSpot. Techmeme's note
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