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AI data brokers are buying old company emails, chats and files to train models, and a sale of Spirit Airlines records is on hold over staff privacy
The emails and chats you sent at work may one day be sold to train an AI, and the firms buying them say the names are stripped out.
Ramp data shows company spending on AI tokens grew just 1.5% across August and September, and the median firm pays $12 to $15 per employee a month
TechCrunch· 6 NovTechCrunch reports on new Ramp data showing token spend grew only 1.5% across August and September, against 42% in July, even as usage kept rising. Ramp's lead economist says almost all AI spending comes from venture-backed, high-growth tech companies, while median firms spend $12 to $15 per employee per month and the top 10% spend $600 to $1,000. October showed a rebound, with token spend up 8.9% from 23 September to 23 October.
- Compare what you pay for AI to the median of $12 to $15 per employee a month, and cancel any plan nobody has opened in the last 30 days.
- Ask your AI vendors whether a cheaper plan or model fits your use, since price cuts have made it a buyer's market.
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