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This provision establishes a phased deployment model for audio capabilities, linking feature availability to the completion of internal safety validation processes. The clause creates a framework under which access expansion is conditioned on OpenAI's completion of specified safety research and testing protocols.
Users currently do not have access to the full range of audio modality features at launch; access to audio outputs and voice capabilities is limited pending completion of OpenAI's safety mitigation development. The terms authorize OpenAI to expand these capabilities incrementally as internal validation thresholds are met, but do not specify timelines or conditions for such expansion.
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"GPT-4o's audio modality introduces new risks that require new mitigations. We are still developing and testing our audio safety mitigations and as a result, we are launching with a limited release of audio outputs, including voice... We are continuing to work on audio safety research and will expand access to audio over time as we develop and validate additional mitigations.— Excerpt from OpenAI's GPT-4o System Card (PDF)
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This provision establishes a phased deployment model for audio capabilities, linking feature availability to the completion of internal safety validation processes. The clause creates a framework under which access expansion is conditioned on OpenAI's completion of specified safety research and testing protocols.
Users currently do not have access to the full range of audio modality features at launch; access to audio outputs and voice capabilities is limited pending completion of OpenAI's safety mitigation development. The terms authorize OpenAI to expand these capabilities incrementally as internal validation thresholds are met, but do not specify timelines or conditions for such expansion.
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