Data

OpenAI employs hundreds of contract workers to read and rate real ChatGPT conversations, which are anonymized but may contain sensitive data. The practice aims to reduce flattery and human-like behavior.

AI Ethics • The Decoder

OpenAI has hundreds of contract workers reading real ChatGPT conversations and rating them on a scale of one to seven, partly to reduce flattery and human-like behavior, according to 404 Media. The prompts are anonymized but can still contain sensitive data, raising privacy concerns.

Privacy • The Decoder

China's National Medical Products Administration approved YY/T 2029–2026, the first medical-device industry standard for AI algorithms used in brain-computer interface devices, covering EEG dataset quality requirements and evaluation methods.

Regulation • TechNode

CADDi • Series D

CADDi, which sells AI tools to help manufacturers organize engineering and production data, raised a $114M Series D at a $1.2B valuation.

The Seattle Times and Newsday have sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, alleging unauthorized use of their journalism as training data. The outlets claim OpenAI reproduces passages from their reporting in responses.

Legal • The Verge

Insilico, which uses AI to accelerate drug discovery, reports early data showing rentosertib, a drug whose structure was generated with AI's help, could slow aging. This marks a potential breakthrough in AI-driven longevity research.

Healthcare • Techmeme

Productivity

Leverage AI agents for long-running tasks to save time.