Humans Are Reading Copilot Prompts — And They're Horrified
404 Media reports Microsoft contractors review Copilot users' prompts and uploaded images, including sexual content users assume is private.
Internal contractor documents obtained by 404 Media show a workforce of at least hundreds reviewing Microsoft Copilot users' prompts and uploaded images, comparing two AI-generated edits to judge output quality. Contractors report being inundated with lewd and explicit requests including upskirt photos, sexualized edits of real women, foot fetish images of children's cartoon characters, and pro-anorexia content. The contractors are paid to assess edit quality rather than to flag unsafe content, and earlier 404 reporting revealed OpenAI uses thousands of contractors reviewing real ChatGPT user prompts.
- At least hundreds of contractors see Copilot user prompts, uploads, and generated images users expect to be private.
- Reviewed content includes upskirt photos, sexualized edits, pro-anorexia prompts, and suggestive images of young girls.
- Contractors judge output quality, not safety, and lacked an unsafe-content flag workflow.
- Earlier reporting showed OpenAI uses thousands of contractors reviewing ChatGPT users' prompts.
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Human contractors are reviewing Copilot users’ prompts and uploaded images, according to internal documents obtained by 404 Media. The contractors are also bombarded with users’ requests for sexual AI images.
By Joseph Cox · 404media.co
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