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# AI labs are buying data from dead startups to train their models

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**Published:** 2026-10-13T09:00:00.000Z
**Category:** Data
**Topics:** llm, data\-engineering

## Summary

A new industry is emerging to purchase data from failed startups so AI labs can use it to train their models\.

## Sources

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