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Project Lily: Humans reviewing ChatGPT chats
The gist
OpenAI hired hundreds of contractors to read real ChatGPT chats under 'Project Lily', 404 Media reported.
The work raises privacy questions for users who treat ChatGPT as a confidant.
How it unfolded
- Sep 14, 2026404 Media published a report on 'Project Lily,' saying OpenAI is hiring hundreds of contractors who read a stream of real users' ChatGPT prompts, sometimes including sensitive personal information, based on leaked internal documents and prompts it saw.
- Sep 14, 2026Crypto Briefing reported OpenAI hired hundreds of contractors to review real ChatGPT conversations, with contractors rating model outputs on a scale of 1 to 7.
- Sep 15, 2026NewsBytes reported contractors check real ChatGPT conversations, looking at how clear and helpful the AI's replies are and whether they follow the rules.