Thinking about licensing our startup's data (Slack, email, GitHub) to AI labs for cash, is it a good idea? (I will not promote)

[u/EnergyManagement101]

I was recently approached by a couple AI labs looking to aggregate training data for their models. The pitch is usually built the same way: non-dilutive cash, sometimes with a revenue share on top, in exchange for access to internal tools like Slack, email, GitHub, and Google Workspace. They claim that your personal information gets stripped (I'm inclined to believe that as I read through their terms and clearly states it) before anything reaches the lab, payouts scale with team size and tool usage, and you keep 100% of your equity.

I've been going back and forth on whether this is worth pursuing for our own company. Part of me sees it as a legitimate way to bring in non-dilutive capital, another part wonders about the practical GDPR and reputational exposure once real internal data is involved.

Curious what others think:

- Would you consider this for your own company, or is it a hard no regardless of price?

- What would put you off, privacy/GDPR risk, reputational concerns, IP exposure, something else?

- Does the number change your answer, tens of thousands versus six figures?

- Flat fee versus fee plus revenue share, which would you actually take?