I just ran into a guy I know in NYC who said he’s doing a temporary gig for OpenAI. According to him, OpenAI is paying hundreds of people and families in New York to install 360-degree cameras throughout their homes that record virtually everything. Vacuuming, washing dishes, cooking, and everything else. He said his job is to go around collecting the memory cards and replacing them with new ones.
According to him, OpenAI told workers like him that the recordings are being used to help develop a smart home device. But he said the strange part is that all of the people supervising the project are behavioral psychologists.