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  • OpenAI asks contractors to upload real-world work to benchmark AI models, WIRED reports
    January 9, 2026, 11:54 PM EST. OpenAI has asked third-party contractors to upload real assignments from their current or prior jobs so the company can measure how its next-generation AI models perform against human work. The request, described in a confidential OpenAI presentation obtained by WIRED via Handshake AI, aims to establish a human baseline for tasks before comparing results with AI models. OpenAI says the uploads should be concrete outputs (Word, PDF, PowerPoint, Excel, image, or code repository) and may include fabricated examples to illustrate scenarios. Contractors are instructed to remove corporate IP and personal data. A sample task cites a Senior Lifestyle Manager drafting a 7-day Bahamas yacht itinerary for a family. OpenAI declined to comment; Handshake AI did not respond. The effort follows a September evaluation of AI against human professionals and underlines progress toward AGI benchmarking.