The AI data startup has initiated a bidding war with Google to secure decades of proprietary training data on how to treat human beings with absolute contempt.
AI data startup Micro1 has offered $12.5 million for the corporate records of bankrupt Spirit Airlines, initiating a bidding war with Google to secure decades of proprietary training data on how to treat human beings with absolute contempt.
The proposed acquisition would give Micro1 exclusive rights to the airline’s internal communications, customer service transcripts, and operational code. Industry analysts note that while current large language models are naturally eager to help, ingesting Spirit’s institutional knowledge will allow next-generation AI to abruptly terminate a user's session, blame the disruption on weather in a different state, and refuse to process a refund.
By training on two decades of Spirit customer dispute logs, we can finally build an enterprise AI that confidently charges you a $40 penalty just for prompting it.
Google, whose initial bid for the archives was eclipsed by Micro1’s eight-figure offer, had reportedly planned to use the bankrupt carrier’s source code to teach its Gemini assistant how to dynamically upcharge for basic digital functions during moments of high user desperation. Market watchers believe the tech giant remains highly motivated to acquire the data, citing a critical internal need for algorithms that know how to successfully monetize misery at scale.
Representatives for the bankrupt airline declined to comment on the pending sale, noting only that whoever wins the bidding war will still have to pay an additional $65 to carry the hard drives out of the building.