Google reportedly buying 175k employee records to train AI models
MatthewChang · x · 2026-08-18
Google is reportedly acquiring a dataset containing over 175,000 employee records dating back to 1986, including productivity metrics, HR records, internal emails, and 500 million Microsoft Teams chat logs. The data, sourced from a collapsed company that recently laid off thousands of workers, is allegedly being scrubbed and used to train Google's AI models, sparking privacy concerns.
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