OpenAI Contractors Fired for Using AI to Train AI, Exposing Model Collapse Risks
404 Media reports that OpenAI’s human contractors, hired to refine ChatGPT’s responses, are being terminated for using AI tools to complete their tasks. This practice, which violates strict internal policies, risks degrading model quality through 'model collapse.' While OpenAI declined to comment, the firm Mercor confirmed it enforces bans on AI usage to ensure human judgment remains central to training.