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Catalin CimpanuonMastodon9h ago
Old failed startups are selling their internal emails, JIRA tickets, and Slack chats to AI companies as training data.
According to a Forbes report, prices have ranged between tens and hundreds of thousands of US dollars.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/annatong/2026/04/16/ais-new-training-data-your-old-work-slacks-and-emails/
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Analysis Summary
Startups shutting down are selling their internal emails and Slack messages to AI companies for tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars to help train AI models. SimpleClosure launched a product called Asset Hub this week that lets companies license workplace data including Slack and emails to AI companies. This matters because privacy experts say the practice raises substantial concerns about employee privacy since the communications are identifiable people, not generic data.
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“Old failed startups are selling their internal emails, JIRA tickets, and Slack chats to AI companies as training data.”
Startups shutting down are selling emails, Slack messages, and workplace data including Jira messages to train AI models.
“Prices have ranged between tens and hundreds of thousands of US dollars.”
SimpleClosure processed nearly 100 deals with payouts ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 per company, and one CEO sold data for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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