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Intense competition among tech companies for proprietary data sources is driving up acquisition costs and valuations in the AI training market.

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"The auction for Spirit Airlines' data was competitive, according to the filings. Google bid $5 million, only for Mercor to counter with $5.2 million... Ultimately, Google bid $10 million and won the deal."

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