Data-sourcing firms buy internal datasets from startups shutting down or being acquired

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The Information reports that data-sourcing firms like Mercor are increasingly buying or licensing internal datasets from startups that are shutting down or being acquired, to feed AI labs. The trend is driving demand for such datasets, as exemplified by an email received by Warmly's CEO after its acquisition by HubSpot.

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Sources: Mercor and other firms gathering data for AI labs are driving demand to buy or license internal datasets from startups shutting down or being acquired (Alix Coutures/The Information)
Alix Coutures / The Information : Sources: Mercor and other firms gathering data for AI labs are driving demand to buy or license internal datasets from startups shutting down or being acquired — Eight days after AI agent startup Warmly in late June agreed to be acquired by HubSpot, CEO Maximus Greenwald found an unusual email in his inbox.