[Air-L] OpenAI & Rev transcriptions: Ethics concern?

[Natalie Rock]

Ethics mavens, your insights would be appreciated: should I be concerned about this note sent from Rev.com? I use Rev to create automated transcripts of research interviews. Does this note imply my transcripts might be used for AI training?


Begin forwarded message:

> From: Your Team at Rev <yourteam at rev.com>
> Date: September 6, 2023 at 14:08:15 PDT
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> In your Terms of Service and Data Processing Agreement with Rev, we commit to notifying you before any new third-party sub-processor starts processing applicable data. We’re sending this message because we’re planning to appoint a new third-party sub-processor for Rev to support an upcoming new feature. 
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> OpenAI - OpenAI is a company focused on AI research and deployment. Their API platform provides models, tools, and technologies for AI development. These services are utilized to enhance the efficiency, scalability, and flexibility of both human and Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) services.
> This new third-party sub-processor has been verified to ensure it meets Rev security and privacy standards and will meet Rev’s data processing terms. No customer owned data will be provided to this third party until the sub-processor notification period has passed.‌
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