OpenAI Taps Real Freelancer Work to Benchmark AI Office Performance

OpenAI is asking contractors to submit real work from current or past jobs to benchmark AI performance. Contractors provide actual files or realistic mock-ups of tasks, helping train next-generation AI models. The initiative highlights a contradiction: many roles used to train AI are the same positions companies cite for layoffs in 2025, raising questions about whose work is valued in the age of automation. The post OpenAI Taps Real Freelancer Work to Benchmark AI Office Performance first appeared on The Shib Daily source: https://news.shib.io/2026/01/12/openai-taps-real-freelancer-work-to-benchmark-ai-office-performance/