Lagunas claims there is no data left to train desk-worker AI models
Al Lagunas · $1.4M Ask: Can AI Fix Dirty Hotel Rooms? · Sep 17, 2025 · at 20:09
Al Lagunas, founder of hospitality AI startup Levee, explains to investors on The Pitch why Levee focuses on gathering proprietary offline operational data.
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“When we look at, you know, AI, there's no more data to train these models on. There's no more data to do anything from like a desk worker perspective.”
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