SpaceX Eyes Cheaper Path to AI Training Data by Acquiring Defunct Startup Records

SpaceX is exploring the purchase of customer data from failed and troubled startups as an economical source to train its Grok AI models, according to Bloomberg reporting on September 17, 2026. The aerospace company has held internal discussions within SpaceXAI, its AI division, about acquiring operational records and customer information from defunct ventures—a strategy that mirrors recent deals by competitors seeking to expand training datasets for frontier AI systems. The talks remain informal and may not result in actual acquisitions.