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US lawmakers raise alarm at Google plan to acquire Spirit Airlines data for AI models AI generated asserted

lawmakers → raise → models

More than 120 US lawmakers raised concerns on Oct 8 about a deal for Alphabet’s Google unit to acquire defunct carrier Spirit Airlines’ internal data for US$10 million (S$12.8 million) to train artificial intelligence systems. asserted

unit → raise → systems

As part of Spirit’s closure and asset liquidation, Google won an auction in August for data from spreadsheets and calendars as well as for marketing, productivity and operations. asserted

Google → win → marketing

Spirit Airlines halted operations in May. uncertain

Airlines → halt → May

A privacy ombudsman on Oct 5 recommended a US bankruptcy judge approve the deal at an Oct 14 hearing after excluding passenger personal information from 97 million Spirit customers. asserted

judge → recommend → customers

The lawmakers led by Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Steven Horsford said the sale would include 100 million emails, 500 million Microsoft Teams messages and other employee records. asserted

sale → lead → emails

The lawmakers asked the company to “exclude employee information from the transaction to the greatest extent possible”. asserted

lawmakers → ask → extent

“Innovation should not come at the expense of workers’ privacy or the confidentiality of information they were required to provide as a condition of employment,” said the lawmakers. asserted

lawmakers → come → employment

“The unprecedented scale and sophistication of modern artificial intelligence make it particularly important that privacy protections keep pace with the technology.” asserted

protections → make → technology

Google said it did not want to acquire personal information. asserted

it → say → information

“We are not looking to buy any personal information from Spirit. asserted

We → look → Spirit

The information will either be completely excluded or will be de-identified by an independent third party before Google receives any data. asserted

Google → exclude → data

We’re already working constructively with the appointed privacy ombudsman,” a Google spokesperson said. asserted

spokesperson → work → ombudsman

Union leaders have expressed concern about the sale. asserted

leaders → express → sale

Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, said: “The outcome of conditions on this proposed sale to Google carries tremendous implications for workers across the economy.” asserted

outcome → say → economy

Spirit also received a US$7.5 million bid from Mercor, an AI data company, for the employee data. asserted

Spirit → receive → data

The Federal Aviation Administration this week approved the US$58.5 million sale of Spirit’s slots at New York LaGuardia airport to JetBlue Airways. asserted

Administration → approve → Airways

US lawmakers raise alarm at Google plan to acquire Spirit Airlines data for AI models

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