From 404 Media · · 50s
OpenAI Contractors Fired for AI Training
OpenAI contractors fired for using AI to train their own models.
In brief
OpenAI contractors fired for using AI to train their own models. OpenAI fired contractors who used AI to improve their models, creating irony as AI training companies work for OpenAI. Originally reported by 404 Media.
OpenAI contractors
OpenAI employs contractors to read real ChatGPT users’ prompts and improve chatbot responses.
Contractors fired
404 Media found multiple contractors hired to improve OpenAI’s models were fired for using AI to train the AI.
Model collapse risk
Some ai models show signs of model collapse when trained on ai-generated text, becoming worse over time.
Contractor quote
One contractor said people use ai all the time and get fired for it, with many caught in groups of thousands.
Irony in training
OpenAI’s models improve with human contractors, but some contractors used ai to train the ai, creating irony.
What it means
OpenAI fired contractors who used AI to improve their models, creating irony as AI training companies work for OpenAI.
