OpenAI Is Asking Contractors to Upload Work From Past Jobs to Evaluate the Performance of AI Agents
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Key Points:
- OpenAI is requesting third-party contractors to upload real work assignments and deliverables from their current or past jobs to help evaluate the performance of its next-generation AI models against human professionals across various industries.
- The project aims to create a human baseline for tasks by collecting concrete examples of real, on-the-job work, which OpenAI can then compare with AI outputs as part of its progress toward achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI).
- Contractors are instructed to anonymize and remove any personal, proprietary, or confidential information before uploading files, but experts warn this process risks exposing trade secrets and violating nondisclosure agreements.
- The effort reflects a broader industry trend where AI labs increasingly rely on skilled contractors and training data firms to generate higher-quality data for developing
