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OpenAI Hires Contractors to Read ChatGPT Logs for Model Training

Leaked documents reveal OpenAI employs hundreds of contractors to manually review user prompts, including sensitive data, to improve its AI models.

3 publishers · 4 articles · first seen 14 Sept 2026 · updated 44d ago

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How the odds moved · Will OpenAI resume US ChatGPT Pro signups by October 31, 2026?
0%50%100%100%14 Sept, 12:03 UTCnow404 Media: Podcast: Humans Are Reading Your ChatGPT Conversations · 16 Sept, 14:19 UTCTimes of India: Florida man told ChatGPT he wanted to kill ex; private chats led to FBI probe · 16 Sept, 13:16 UTCLatest from Tom's Hardware: ChatGPT transcripts are reportedly read by humans to improve responses, including those with personal information — 'Project Lilly' has seen OpenAI hire hundreds of contractors to manually review logs · 15 Sept, 11:30 UTC404 Media: Inside ‘Project Lily’: The Humans Reading Your ChatGPT Chats · 14 Sept, 14:22 UTC

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The story so far

3 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 14 Sept 2026. 404 Media published first, on 14 September at 14:22 UTC; Latest from Tom's Hardware followed 21h 07m later. The most recent article, from 404 Media, appeared on 16 September at 14:19 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: 404 Media, Latest from Tom's Hardware, Times of India.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Will OpenAI resume US ChatGPT Pro signups by October 31, 2026? at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. 404 MediaInside ‘Project Lily’: The Humans Reading Your ChatGPT Chats80%
  2. Latest from Tom's HardwareChatGPT transcripts are reportedly read by humans to improve responses, including those with personal information — 'Project Lilly' has seen OpenAI hire hundreds of contractors to manually review logs80%
  3. Times of IndiaFlorida man told ChatGPT he wanted to kill ex; private chats led to FBI probe79%▼1 points since the previous source
  4. 404 MediaPodcast: Humans Are Reading Your ChatGPT Conversations79%
  5. Market resolved: Yes

Sources

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  1. Podcast: Humans Are Reading Your ChatGPT Conversations 404 Media
  2. Florida man told ChatGPT he wanted to kill ex; private chats led to FBI probe Times of India
  3. ChatGPT transcripts are reportedly read by humans to improve responses, including those with personal information — 'Project Lilly' has seen OpenAI hire hundreds of contractors to manually review logs Latest from Tom's Hardware
  4. Inside ‘Project Lily’: The Humans Reading Your ChatGPT Chats 404 Media

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