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The future of AI might rely on getting your Slack DMs.

It's not just your DMs, to be clear.

It's internal memos, transaction records, contracts, and even that onboarding guide you probably didn't read when you started your job.

Basically, if it's work-related and has been documented, AI companies are interested.

The rationale is straightforward: If AI tools are going to automate work, they need a deep understanding of what the work is.

BI did a deep dive on AI companies' race to scoop up as much data as possible in its series " The AI Data Grab ." BI's Charles Rollet, Tom Carter, and Stephen Council first unpacked the wild market that's sprung up for this data.

Things move quickly, including "exploding offers." Others are figuring out how to leverage their databases.

Law firms, which often have detailed archives, are a great example.

BI's Melia Robinson has more on that .

And sometimes it's about actually creating the data yourself.

That's the case in robotics, writes BI's Rya Jetha.