What is known
According to the report, contractors are asked to describe tasks they have performed and upload original “source files.” These are not résumés or summaries, but actual working documents: Word files, PDFs, Excel spreadsheets, presentations, images, or even code from repositories. The apparent goal is to build higher-quality datasets that allow AI models to more accurately replicate the day-to-day work of office employees.
Contractors are advised to remove confidential and personal information in advance using a ChatGPT-based tool called Superstar Scrubbing. However, intellectual property lawyer Evan Brown warns that this approach is risky, as it relies heavily on contractors’ own judgment to determine what counts as confidential—a decision that can be legally ambiguous and error-prone.
OpenAI declined to comment on the report.
Outlook
This initiative highlights a critical shift in AI development: the primary bottleneck is no longer model architecture, but access to high-quality data reflecting real-world workflows.
