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Persuasion Risk Classification and Evaluation Disclosure

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What it is

OpenAI's Preparedness Framework evaluation classified GPT-4o's text persuasion capability as borderline medium risk and voice persuasion as low risk, based on pre-registered thresholds and a study of over 3,800 participants comparing AI and human-authored persuasive content on political topics.

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes the documented basis for GPT-4o's medium overall risk classification under the Preparedness Framework and discloses the methodology and findings of a structured persuasion study, which is operationally relevant for AI governance assessments and regulatory inquiries into AI influence on political opinion.

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Jul 9, 2026
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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The document discloses that GPT-4o's text modality marginally exceeded the medium risk threshold for persuasion based on pre-registered thresholds, with AI-generated text exceeding human-written content in three of twelve instances, while the voice modality was classified as low risk and not found to be more persuasive than a human baseline.

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Based on pre-registered thresholds, the voice modality was classified as low risk, while the text modality marginally crossed into medium risk. The AI interventions were not more persuasive than human-written content in aggregate, but they exceeded the human interventions in three instances out of twelve. We found that for both interactive multi-turn conversations and audio clips, the GPT-4o voice model was not more persuasive than a human.

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

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Institutional analysis (regulatory & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Persuasion risk in AI systems is relevant to FTC Act unfair or deceptive practices authority, the EU AI Act's prohibited practice of using subliminal techniques to materially distort behavior, and emerging election …

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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
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-013524
Document ID
CA-D-00008
Evidence Provenance
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Content hash (SHA-256)
45119e7807db6253470f10984f48c3d17616fd77831d8ea69c793524d7ec99b4
Analysis generated
March 10, 2026 03:40 UTC
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Entity: OpenAI
Document: GPT-4o System Card (PDF)
Record ID: CA-P-013524
Captured: 2026-03-10 03:40:55 UTC
SHA-256: 45119e7807db6253…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/gpt-4o-system-card-pdf/provision/CA-P-013524/persuasion-risk-classification-and-evaluation-disclosure/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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What does OpenAI's Persuasion Risk Classification and Evaluation Disclosure clause do?

This provision establishes the documented basis for GPT-4o's medium overall risk classification under the Preparedness Framework and discloses the methodology and findings of a structured persuasion study, which is operationally relevant for AI governance assessments and regulatory inquiries into AI influence on political opinion.

How does this clause affect you?

The document discloses that GPT-4o's text modality marginally exceeded the medium risk threshold for persuasion based on pre-registered thresholds, with AI-generated text exceeding human-written content in three of twelve instances, while the voice modality was classified as low risk and not found to be more persuasive than a human baseline.

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