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OpenAI is reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs

52 points by pseudolus

by jdlshore

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Not a lawyer, but this seems like a pretty direct violation of copyright law. Even if AI’s use of it isn’t infringing, copying the files for upload seems like it must be. Scrubbing proprietary data doesn’t mean they’re suddenly public domain.
Who’s on the hook here, though? The contractor uploading the file is the actual person doing the copying. Or is OpenAI culpable for directing them to do so?

by osnium123

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How can someone do that without violating confidentiality agreements from their past jobs? Just feels unethical to say the least.

by aussieguy1234

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Legal issues aside, if a contractor does this and actually uploads confidential code from previous jobs, what's to say that they won't then upload OpenAIs secret code for future jobs after OpenAI?
Sounds a lot like they're shooting themselves in the foot with this requirement.

by pvgopinath

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Probably the ask is misunderstood.
Open ai wants to write down the problems they solved.
List the problem and the solution. Ask the Model to solve the same problem and compare the output.
Every solution may not be an invention that kicks in the copy right or intellectual property rights.

by pvgopinath

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Java code in a notepad during the days when java IDE was expensive.
import com.sun.jdbc.odbc... import com.sun.jbdc.odbc... import com.sun.jdbc.odbc...
Java compiler was complaining about Line 2.
Took hours to find out the error.
May be, Open AI was asking similar things.