OpenAI Blog
Jul 20
Safety and alignment in an era of long-horizon models
OpenAI shares lessons from deploying long-running AI models, highlighting new safety risks, observed failures, and improved safeguards through iterative deployment.
Inside our approach to the Model Spec
Learn how OpenAI’s Model Spec serves as a public framework for model behavior, balancing safety, user freedom, and accountability as AI systems advance.
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Pacing model development in an era of cyber-critical capabilities
OpenAI is enhancing monitoring, alignment, and security for frontier AI models. The company’s new safeguards are shaping how quickly these models are developed. This approach reflects a focus on responsible advancement of AI capabilities.
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OpenAI outlines its public policy agenda for AI, including safety, youth protection, workforce transition, and global standards to ensure AI benefits society.
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OpenAI works with independent experts to evaluate frontier AI systems. Third-party testing strengthens safety, validates safeguards, and increases transparency in how we assess model capabilities and risks.
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OpenAI outlines priorities and principles for rigorous, secure, and independent third-party AI safety assessments of frontier models and safeguards.
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Third-party cyber evaluations involving OpenAI models
OpenAI explains recent third-party cybersecurity evaluation incidents and outlines new safeguards to strengthen AI model testing and evaluation.