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Readiness, process and what labs want
21 short answers on Readiness, process and what labs want. Each one is checked against primary sources and written in plain words.
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How does an AI lab's data team judge a data offer?
OpenAI's data acquisition job post (5 Jun 2026) says the role balances research value, feasibility, quality and responsible execution. Its partnership page wants large datasets that aren't already easy to find online.
Does industry matter for licensing company data?
Partly. micro1 staff said any industry can join, yet micro1's data partnerships page lists six areas.
What do AI labs do with company data? Sourced uses
AI labs use company data to train and test AI agents. Google told Time the Spirit Airlines data "can be helpful in improving our products and AI models." Time linked the bid to RL environments.
Why AI labs want real company data
Labs want real company data because it shows how a real problem got solved, per micro1's CFO. Synthetic environments built by experts imitate the world.
Can non-US companies license data to AI labs?
Maybe. Mercor and Troveo state no geographic limit, and Handshake AI's form lists Europe.
How to check Slack workspace size
Slack analytics give message and file counts, not gigabytes. The dashboard shows messages sent and files uploaded across channels and DMs.
Can a small business license data to AI?
Yes, at some programs. Handshake AI's referral page asks for 20+ full-time staff and 3+ years.
Does my company have 1 TB of data? How to check your storage
Admin reports from Google and Microsoft show your current storage, in megabytes. micro1's pages state no data-size threshold.
What happens to my data after I license it to AI?
After a deal, the data is transferred and checked. micro1's data partnership page says PII is removed when relevant, and micro1's David Revland described swapping names for consistent stand-ins.
How are you paid for company data? Three models
Company data pays out under three models. A direct partnership pays under the agreed terms, and micro1's page lists tiers of $100K+ to $1M+.
What data can I not license to AI? A category list
No single rule lists what data you can't license to AI. Daniel Goldberg, a partner at Frankfurt Kurnit, advises excluding privileged material, HR and payroll, health information, union communications and confidential client data.
Company data inventory template you can copy
An inventory needs one row per tool: tool, admin, rough size, years, language, rights note. micro1's David Revland described a manifest form in an undated forum talk that asks which services you use and rough sizes.
What goes on a data readiness checklist?
Eight lines: headcount, usable history, systems and owners, work linked to results, rough volume, language, rights notes and personal data. Rights come first.
How to check Google Drive storage used by org
In the Google Admin console, open Menu and choose Storage. You need the Storage administrator privilege.
Real data vs synthetic data for AI agents
Real data vs synthetic data for AI agents divides the labor. Synthetic data handles edge cases and privacy.
What data do AI labs want from companies? The chain
Labs want the chain from request to finished work across tools. In an undated forum talk, micro1's David Revland described a Slack request for a finance report and the report in Sheets.
How to export Slack data: what each plan allows
What you can export depends on your plan. Free and Pro export public channels only.
How to check GitHub organization size
GitHub has no single organization-size view, so add up repositories. The REST API lists an organization's repositories with a size field for each.
Data verification before payment: what the companies say
Verification sits between transfer and payment. micro1's David Revland said micro1 verifies data before paying.
Can I license only part of my company data to AI?
Maybe. micro1 says scope and boundaries are set with each partner company, but it doesn't say whether folders or channels can be excluded.
How many years of data do AI labs want?
No AI lab states a minimum number of years. Calculators from Troveo and Handshake AI both weight company history.
Could your company's data be licensed?
Answer a few questions about the systems you run and the records you hold. You get a readiness result and a plain list of what to check next. You never upload data.
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