Google just bought a bunch of Spirit Airlines data for AI training

Google has acquired a massive dataset from the defunct Spirit Airlines for $10 million to enhance its AI training models. By winning the auction, Google outperformed a competing bid from Mercor. This acquisition is part of a broader trend where tech companies are aggressively competing to secure large volumes of training data to improve AI capabilities. The purchased data will be utilized to make Google's AI models more helpful as the global AI race continues to intensify.