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# OpenAI's ChatGPT Powered by Human Contractors Paid $15 Per Hour
- URL: https://werd.io/openais-chatgpt-powered-by-human-contractors-paid-15-per-hour/
- Published: 2023-05-08T22:00:28.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-08T22:00:28.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:21

“OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT, has been paying droves of U.S. contractors to assist it with the necessary task of data labelling—the process of training ChatGPT’s software to better respond to user requests. The compensation for this pivotal task? A scintillating $15 per hour.” [#AI](https://werd.io/tag/AI)

\[[Link](https://gizmodo.com/chatgpt-openai-ai-contractors-15-dollars-per-hour-1850415474)\]