OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta are developing AI agents to automate office work, lifting the value of internal workplace records. Employee emails, messenger chats and work documents are being traded as training data, fuelling privacy concerns. Business Insider reported that data brokers are buying records from both defunct startups and active firms, including offers worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Forecasts point to rising AI data spending, while cases at Meta and Google highlight consent and security issues.

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT said it has recognised the Korea Social Security Information Service-led project to build an AI-based integrated social security development platform as a revenue-based private investment software project. Under the model, a private operator bears all build and operating costs and recoups investment through operating revenue. The ministry expects quicker budget procedures and faster adoption of new technologies. It is the first case using a fast-track for projects under 2 billion won.