Long Read: AI Is Buying the Data of Dead Companies
rvp · x · 2026-08-27
SilentRoom Journal published a long-read exposing a new trend as AI models exhaust the open web: buying the internal archives of bankrupt companies. Citing Google's $10 million purchase of a defunct airline's data (100M emails, 80k mailboxes), it discusses how AI companies are targeting bankruptcy court auctions. The piece sparks ethical discussions on privacy, data ownership, and the role of 'data graveyards' in training.
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