The document explicitly states that the erotic and violent speech content moderation mitigations do not cover nonverbal vocalizations or sound effects such as erotic moans, violent screams, or gunshots; some general refusal behavior for sound effects exists but is not the product of a designed mitigation.
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This provision constitutes an explicit documented disclosure of a known gap in content moderation coverage at the time of deployment. The absence of a designed mitigation for nonverbal harmful content creates a residual risk that is acknowledged in the system card, which compliance teams and API integrators should factor into their own risk assessments and downstream content policies.
Under the terms of these mitigations as disclosed, the moderation classifier that blocks erotic or violent speech does not extend to nonverbal vocalizations or sound effects; users of Advanced Voice Mode or the API may be able to elicit such content in circumstances where general refusal behavior is absent or inconsistent.
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Compare across platforms →"Note: these mitigations were not designed to include nonverbal vocalizations or other sound effects (e.g., erotic moan, violent scream, gunshots). There is some evidence that GPT-4o refuses requests to generate sound effects more generally.Excerpt from OpenAI's GPT-4o System Card (PDF)
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This provision constitutes an explicit documented disclosure of a known gap in content moderation coverage at the time of deployment. The absence of a designed mitigation for nonverbal harmful content creates a residual risk that is acknowledged in the system card, which compliance teams and API integrators should factor into their own risk assessments and downstream content policies.
Under the terms of these mitigations as disclosed, the moderation classifier that blocks erotic or violent speech does not extend to nonverbal vocalizations or sound effects; users of Advanced Voice Mode or the API may be able to elicit such content in circumstances where general refusal behavior is absent or inconsistent.
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