Your old work emails are worth millions to AI companies
Why this story
Under-covered privacy crisis with massive implications as AI industry monetizes personal communications.
OPTIMIST VIEW
Dead companies' emails become training gold—workers get nothing, AI gets better.
SKEPTIC VIEW
Your workplace banter is now a commodity you never agreed to sell.
INDUSTRY REALITY
Bankruptcy courts sell email archives like office furniture—data brokers cash in.
Hidden Truth
Hidden truth: The uncomfortable reality is that employee emails have become more valuable per gigabyte than the physical assets of most failing companies, with some bankruptcy sales showing…Read the full breakdown →
Should employees have the right to opt out of having their work communications sold as AI training data?
