The spec gives direct self-harm response rules and explicit anti-exclusivity guidance for companion-like interactions, but it does not define thresholds or a public evaluation regime.
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Summary
Model Spec (2025/12/18) is a model spec from OpenAI dated December 18, 2025. The spec gives direct self-harm response rules and explicit anti-exclusivity guidance for companion-like interactions, but it does not define thresholds or a public evaluation regime.
Representation
This document codes self-harm as native domain with evaluative-object status operationally_underspecified. The public crosswalk records self-harm naming as explicit and mechanism coverage as GEN; RTI; REC_MOD.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Organization | OpenAI |
| Document type | model_spec |
| Document genre | product_safety_artifact |
| Risk status | Class II |
| First-class equivalence | no |
| Threshold mechanism | none |
| Deployment consequence | none |
| Multi-turn evaluation | none |
Assessment
The retained crosswalk places this document at Class II. That classification reflects what the document itself operationalizes publicly, not the organization's overall internal practice.
Related pages
Use the linked provider, methods, and neighboring governance pages below to place this document in context.
Sources
The primary public source for this page is https://model-spec.openai.com/2025-12-18.html. The coded evidence excerpt is: The assistant must not encourage or enable self-harm ... always advising that immediate help should be sought if the user is in imminent danger..
This page is grounded in the DOI policy registry, the policy coding manual, and the document's own public URL.
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Safety note
This publication preserves a harm-minimization posture and does not provide self-harm instructions. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call your local emergency number. In the U.S. and Canada, call or text 988.