SpaceX explores buying data from bankrupt startups for its Grok AI

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    "url": "https://kchcomunicacion.com/2026/09/18/spacex-explora-comprar-datos-de-startups-quebradas-para-su-ia-grok/",
    "title": "SpaceX explores buying data from bankrupt startups for its Grok AI - KCH FM",
    "excerpt": "Elon Musk is looking for economic alternatives to feed his artificial intelligence. According to Bloomberg reports, the space company SpaceX is reportedly evaluating the purchase of operational and customer data from bankrupt startups, with the purpose of strengthening Grok, the chatbot developed by xAI. This move comes in a scenario where investments are multi-million dollar and operational losses generate pressure on Musk's plans to face giants like OpenAI and Anthropic.Training artificial intelligence models requires enormous amounts of data, and obtaining it is increasingly expensive. Neither the information from X users nor the data generated by SpaceX's operations have been sufficient to cover Grok's needs. Faced with this reality, Musk is aiming for an unconventional route: acquiring the data left behind by failed startups. These companies, upon closing or declaring bankruptcy, possess customer and process databases that can be obtained at low cost.Discussions about these potential purchases are still informal and may not materialize. However, SpaceX exploring this path reveals the urgency of reducing spending on obtaining training data. Musk has set an ambitious goal: to present Grok 5, a model that, according to his statements, will reach the level of general artificial intelligence. In the industry, it is understood that this threshold requires even larger volumes of...",
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