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Companies Are Selling Workers Private Messages and Emails as AI Training Data
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AI insight
AI-generatedThe article describes a new commercial mechanism where failed companies monetize internal communications and operational data as AI training material. This creates a supply of authentic workplace data for AI companies, with SimpleClosure acting as a marketplace. The mechanism is supply-driven (data from defunct companies) and demand-driven (AI companies seeking alternative training data). However, the scale is small (over $1M total recovered) and privacy/legal risks may limit growth. No specific commodity price or margin impact is identified; the primary sectors are AI training data providers and AI model developers.
Signals our AI researcher identified
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- Cielo24 generated hundreds of thousands of dollars from selling internal communications as AI training data.
- SimpleClosure facilitated nearly 100 transactions for defunct companies, recovering over one million dollars.
- SimpleClosure launched Asset Hub for selling workplace data as AI training material.
- Demand for authentic workplace data has surged as AI companies seek alternatives to publicly available content.
- Privacy experts question the ethics of selling employees' internal communications for AI training.
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