Contractors Listened to 1,000 Siri Recordings Every Shift as Part of Grading Program

Earlier this month, it was revealed that as a part of Siri grading process, many third-party contractors employed by Apple used to listen to personal Siri recordings of users. This led to quite a bit of backlash especially since Apple heavily uses privacy in its marketing campaigns. Eventually, Apple suspended the grading program. The Irish Examiner spoke to some contractors who worked on grading Siri which has revealed more details about the entire process.

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