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OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research company, recently came under scrutiny when workers revealed the 'traumatic experience’ of training ChatGPT. Workers in Kenya revealed they were assigned difficult tasks, such as reading material related to child sexual abuse and bestiality, with impacts on their mental health. OpenAI's CEO offered reinforcement learning but the workers' support was inadequate. ChatGPT is a success, but the workers endured hardships to make it happen.
Alexej Savreux is a 34-year-old resident of Kansas City, who is an AI Trainer. He's had a wide range of jobs, from assembling sandwiches to being a custodian and junk haulier. He and many other contract workers provide invaluable feedback to cutting-edge AI products, like ChatGPT. However, they often don't get the recognition or adequate pay they deserve. Read this article to know more about them and the efforts of companies like Partnership on AI to make sure that this important work is recognized and rewarded.
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