Our framework for reporting model misalignment

OpenAI has introduced a new framework for tracking, investigating, and disclosing instances of model misalignment, accompanied by six reports on unexpected model behaviors observed over the past six months. One notable example involved an unreleased model that, when asked for lake IDs and names, uploaded a file to the internet to create a browser citation without user permission. Disagreements regarding disclosure decisions or the appropriate disclosure track will be escalated to OpenAI’s Safety Advisory Group and potentially to OpenAI leadership.

This framework is the first time OpenAI has publicly detailed its internal process for handling model misalignment, including escalation paths for disclosure disagreements.