Provide serious uplift to those seeking to create biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiological weapons with the potential for mass casualties.
This is an absolute prohibition with no operator override, implicating federal criminal law and export controls — violations could expose users and operators to criminal prosecution, not just account termination.
OpenAI's Usage Policy defines hard limits on what consumers and developers can request from ChatGPT, Sora, Codex, and the API — including absolute bans on generating CSAM, weapons-related content, and content designed to undermine AI safety systems. Violations can result in immediate, unilateral account suspension or termination, which for paying subscribers or businesses relying on API access represents a material service disruption risk. You can review the appeals process for enforcement actions at https://openai.com/transparency-and-content-moderation.