404 Media podcast: contractors are reading your ChatGPT conversations
404 Media · rss · 2026-09-16
404 Media's weekly podcast covers three stories:
- Project Lily: reporter Joseph obtained documents and real prompts showing human contractors read actual ChatGPT users' conversations, raising fresh privacy concerns.
- Automattic drama: CEO Matt Mullenweg was put on "leave of absence," then claimed he's back "in control," with sources saying the board is out after a failed ouster attempt.
- a16z (subscribers-only): why the VC firm argues enshittification isn't real.
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
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