ai labs pay $350k to $2m for company work files
ai companies like anthropic and openai are paying millions for internal corporate files to train ai models, sparking concerns about data privacy and the impact on workers.
ai companies, including anthropic and openai, are paying significant sums to media companies and data brokers for access to internal corporate files, emails, and other data. the payments range from $350k to $2m for a one-time fee. data brokers like handshake, micro1, and mercor are collecting this data to help train ai models. mercor, founded in 2023, has become a dominant player in the industry, with its cofounders becoming billionaires at 22. the industry is expected to continue growing as ai labs seek more data to improve model performance.