SAN FRANCISCO — Contractors hired to rate ChatGPT answers and improve OpenAI's models have been removed from projects after they used artificial intelligence to do that work, according to internal documents and workers who spoke to 404 Media.

The outlet reported Tuesday that it reviewed files and interviewed three contractors across OpenAI-related assignments. One document indicated some projects can involve more than 10,000 contractors. Two of the three said people had been fired or "offboarded" for using AI. 404 Media granted them anonymity because they were not allowed to speak to the press.

One worker said colleagues use AI "all the time and people are let go for it all the time, it's pretty much the one thing that will get you kicked off ASAP," and that "in a group of thousands there are tons that have been caught." Slack channels, the person said, fill with posts asking "Is this AI?" The answer is often yes.

Reviewers who audit other contractors are told not to rely on detectors. One guideline reads: "Do not use AI detection tools, or AI........

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