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

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.

By Matthew KingMIT Technology Review
AI labs are buying data from dead startups to train their models

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Originally published by MIT Technology Review on Oct 13, 2026.

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