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Cursor looks into selling your data for AI training (pivot-to-ai.com)

submitted 1 day ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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(how Silicon Valley’s made its money for the past 20 years)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBgfoVd1VeE&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20250912-cursor-looks-at-selling-your-data-for-ai-training - podcast

time: 5 mins 44 sec

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[–] nightsky@awful.systems 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So money moves in a circle between Cursor and AI model companies, while still generating costs far higher than what users pay. How is this going to help with anything, regarding finances.

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 6 points 1 day ago

look, that sounds like a "this afternoon" problem

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 6 points 1 day ago

it's probably not something you could understand without fat rails of cocaine