OpenAI Contractors Fired for Using AI to Train the AI
CarissaVeliz · x · 2026-09-24
404 Media reports that multiple contractors hired by OpenAI to read real ChatGPT prompts and improve model responses have been fired for using AI to do their AI-training work.
- One contractor says such use is rampant: "in a group of thousands there are tons that have been caught," and using AI is essentially the one offense that gets you removed ASAP.
- The irony: AI training companies fire people for using AI while OpenAI's whole business is making people use AI at work.
- The piece notes some models already show signs of "model collapse" from training on AI-generated text — and the humans meant to prevent that are themselves feeding AI-generated responses into training.
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