Internal documents indicate that external contractors read and evaluate conversations between ChatGPT users and the model. The review work is described as part of efforts to improve the system's performance. The report raises questions about privacy and how user data is handled.
Data and video collected by combat drones in the war between Ukraine and Russia are increasingly sought after by AI companies and defense contractors. This demand has given rise to a marketplace where wartime sensor and imagery data is traded as a resource. The report describes how military operations are feeding a new commercial market for such data.
OpenAI has stated that it relies on de-identified data to train and improve ChatGPT. The comment, surfaced in a Hacker News discussion, speaks to continuing questions about how user conversations are handled. The report did not include details on retention periods or opt-out controls.