AI labs are buying data from dead startups to train their models
TL;DR
When Keelan Miskell began winding down his crypto startup this year, he didn’t think its data was worth much: the users were anonymous, the company just a few years old. But he’s since turned the firm’s digital archives into real money. He’s netted roughly $25,000 for his code base and a still-pending amount (likely around….
Nauti's Take
For small teams, a shutdown turns data ownership into an operational risk. Before selling or buying an archive, verify provenance, consent, retention rules, and residual personal data, then test the material for rights, freshness, and documented quality before it enters a training pipeline.
Summary
When Keelan Miskell began winding down his crypto startup this year, he didn’t think its data was worth much: the users were anonymous, the company just a few years old. But he’s since turned the firm’s digital archives into real money.
He’s netted roughly $25,000 for his code base and a still-pending amount (likely around…
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