OpenAI Has Hundreds of Workers Reading Users' Private Chats

404 Media found that OpenAI hired hundreds of contractors under Project Lily to read and rate ChatGPT user prompts, including messages with personal data. The goal is to improve model responses by curbing anthropomorphizing and sycophancy. Prompts are anonymized but sometimes contain personal information; chat training can be disabled in settings, which are on by default.

• Staff read ChatGPT prompts to rate and improve model responses
• Project Lily focuses on curbing AI anthropomorphizing and sycophancy
• Prompts are anonymized but sometimes contain users' personal data
• Chat training can be disabled in settings, which are on by default