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title: "SpaceX Wants to Get Data for Grok Using This Controversial Bargain-Basement Method"
description: "Elon Musk’s rocket company is reportedly eying a scrappy way of training its AI, and it’s all about data from troubled startups."
author: "Kit Eaton"
section: business
published: 2026-10-06T13:32:16.598989+00:00
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publisher: "Valor & Ventures Media"
source: "Inc."
source_url: https://www.inc.com/kit-eaton/spacex-wants-to-get-data-for-grok-using-this-controversial-bargain-basement-method/91407828
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# SpaceX Wants to Get Data for Grok Using This Controversial Bargain-Basement Method

*Elon Musk’s rocket company is reportedly eying a scrappy way of training its AI, and it’s all about data from troubled startups.*

## Article

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Kit Eaton · Inc.

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Originally published by Inc.: https://www.inc.com/kit-eaton/spacex-wants-to-get-data-for-grok-using-this-controversial-bargain-basement-method/91407828