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External Red Teaming and Pre-Deployment Evaluation

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The provision documents OpenAI's pre-deployment evaluation methodology, establishing that the model underwent structured external adversarial testing by geographically and linguistically diverse testers prior to release. This represents an operational component of the model's development and safety assessment process.

Clause Stability Stable

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Changes
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Months Monitored
Apr 3, 2026
First Seen
Apr 17, 2026
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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

This clause is descriptive of OpenAI's development practices rather than prescriptive of user obligations or restrictions. It provides transparency regarding the external evaluation mechanisms applied to the model before deployment.

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OpenAI worked with more than 100 external red teamers, speaking a total of 45 different languages, and representing geographic backgrounds of 29 different countries. Red teamers had access to various snapshots of the model at different stages of training and safety mitigation maturity starting in early March and continuing through late June 2024.

— Excerpt from OpenAI's GPT-4o System Card (PDF)

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
California AB 2013 AI Training Data Transparency
US-CA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
GDPR
European Union
Texas AI Act
Texas, USA
Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
US
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
GPT-4o System Card (PDF)
Entity
OpenAI
Document last updated
March 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 10, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-000071
Document ID
CA-D-00008
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
7c23ef53467eea199596abe78511d57ffee1e94b50ef10ac0f7d81df278b5059
Analysis generated
March 10, 2026 03:40 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: GPT-4o System Card (PDF)
Record ID: CA-P-000071
Captured: 2026-03-10 03:40:55 UTC
SHA-256: 7c23ef53467eea19…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/gpt-4o-system-card-pdf/external-red-teaming-and-pre-deployment-evaluation/
Accessed: July 4, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Low
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's External Red Teaming and Pre-Deployment Evaluation clause do?

The provision documents OpenAI's pre-deployment evaluation methodology, establishing that the model underwent structured external adversarial testing by geographically and linguistically diverse testers prior to release. This represents an operational component of the model's development and safety assessment process.

How does this clause affect you?

This clause is descriptive of OpenAI's development practices rather than prescriptive of user obligations or restrictions. It provides transparency regarding the external evaluation mechanisms applied to the model before deployment.

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