{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c4b211df23a5e4f1a377a15d","clusterId":"c_d975a1c4fc584458b9d7c5df","slug":"openai-contractors-read-user-chatgpt-chats-under-project-lily","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"OpenAI Contractors Read User ChatGPT Chats Under Project Lily","summary":"OpenAI runs an internal project called Project Lily in which several hundred contract staff read real conversations between users and ChatGPT and evaluate response quality. Usernames are hidden and a Privacy Filter replaces names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers with labels, but the filter cannot remove everything. OpenAI says it may miss uncommon identifying information or details whose meaning depends on context. ChatGPT for individuals uses conversations for model improvement by default.","whyItMatters":"The setup leaves a gap between what the Privacy Filter claims to strip and what reviewers can still see, and OpenAI's own explanation concedes the filter may miss context-dependent identifying details.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eOpenAI\u0026#39;s Privacy Filter swaps names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers for labels before a conversation reaches a reviewer, but the company states it may overlook uncommon identifying information or details whose meaning changes with context. That second category is the hard one, since a sentence can point at a person without naming them. The review screen also anonymizes usernames, yet the memory summary ChatGPT keeps can appear, and according to The Next Web that summary may carry past usage and approximate residential area. ChatGPT for individuals is set by default to use conversations for model improvement; Business, Enterprise, and Edu conversations are not, and Temporary Chat is not either. Turning off \u0026#34;Help improve the model\u0026#34; under Data controls stops new conversations from being used for training.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Project Lily: several hundred contractors read real ChatGPT conversations to grade responses. OpenAI's Privacy Filter strips names and numbers, but the company says it can miss identifying details that depend on context. Personal chats use data for training by default.","twitterPost":"Several hundred contractors read real ChatGPT chats under Project Lily to grade responses. OpenAI's Privacy Filter hides names and numbers but may miss context-dependent identifying details. Personal accounts use conversations for training by default.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"OpenAI runs Project Lily, an internal effort where several hundred contract staff read real ChatGPT conversations to judge response quality. Usernames are hidden and a Privacy Filter strips names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers, but OpenAI says the filter may miss uncommon or context-dependent identifying details. ChatGPT for individuals uses conversations for model improvement by default.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20260915-chatgpt-project-lily/\",\"title\":\"Internal 'Project Lily' Has Humans Reading ChatGPT Conversations, Potentially Exposing Personal Information to Reviewers\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4558,"outputTokens":571,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789455575,"createdAt":"2026-09-15T06:55:16.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-15T06:58:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-15T06:58:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d975a1c4fc584458b9d7c5df","canonicalTitle":"ChatGPTとの会話を人間が読む「Project Lily」が進行中、個人情報がレビュー担当者に届いてしまう可能性がある","representativeArticleId":"a_7fc9a9a185930ab446b67f35","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"ChatGPT\",\"Project Lily\"],\"studios\":[\"OpenAI\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-15T06:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-15T06:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-15T06:58:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260915-chatgpt-project-lily/","title":"ChatGPTとの会話を人間が読む「Project Lily」が進行中、個人情報がレビュー担当者に届いてしまう可能性がある"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["ChatGPT","Project Lily"],"studios":["OpenAI"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}