AI data brokers offer companies up to $2M for employee workplace data

AI companies and data brokers are offering businesses $100,000 to $2 million for operational data — Slack messages, CRM records and email history — to train AI agents. Micro1 pays a $50,000 referral bonus, while Google bought Spirit Airlines' dataset for $10 million.

• Micro1 offers $100K–$2M for companies' operational data
• Data is priced by the terabyte, favoring firms with more white-collar staff
• Google bought Spirit Airlines' internal data for $10 million
• 119 members of Congress urged Google and Spirit to protect employee privacy