**OpenAI Wants Contractors to Share Real Work Documents to Improve AI Models – But What About Privacy and Confidentiality?**
In a move that has left many wondering about data privacy and commercial secrets, OpenAI is asking third-party contractors to share real work documents from their previous or current work to help improve its AI models. According to a confidential document obtained by WIRED, the company is collecting these documents to establish a human baseline for various tasks that can then be compared to its AI models.
The goal, as stated in the document, is to measure the performance of OpenAI’s AI models against human professionals across different industries. The company claims this is a key indicator of its progress towards achieving AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), or an AI system that outperforms humans at most economically valuable tasks.
So, what’s being asked of contractors? Essentially, they’re being asked to share examples of their actual work, including tasks they’ve completed in their current or previous workplaces. They’re also encouraged to create fabricated work examples that reflect how they might realistically respond in specific scenarios. The examples need to be detailed, with the actual file (such as a Word doc, PDF, PowerPoint, Excel file, image, or repository) as opposed to a summary.
This move seems to be part of OpenAI’s efforts to create a system that can learn from human data and apply it to various tasks. But it raises concerns about data privacy and commercial secrets, as contractors may be sharing confidential information from their previous workplaces. IP lawyer Evan Brown points out that AI labs that obtain confidential data from contractors on a large scale may be vulnerable to trade secret misappropriation claims.
This raises questions about the use of contractors’ data and whether OpenAI is following the right procedures to protect confidential information. It’s also important to note that contractors who share documents from their previous workplaces may be violating their previous employers’ non-disclosure agreements or exposing trade secrets.
**Source:** [OpenAI: Contractors Share Real Work Documents to Improve AI Models](https://www.wired.com/story/openai-contractor-upload-real-work-documents-ai-agents/)
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