Google Agrees to Stricter Data Usage Terms Following Union Intervention Over Spirit Airlines Dataset
Google acquired a collection of internal data from the defunct airline Spirit Airlines for $10 million, intended for use in training artificial intelligence models. While Google initially claimed the dataset would be 'deidentified,' a union representing former flight attendants intervened to protect sensitive information. Following negotiations with the union, Google has agreed to stricter terms that explicitly exclude specific categories of data from its AI training sets. These exclusions include employee medical records, details regarding labor relations, and documentation related to safety investigations.