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OpenAI - Usage Policies

Usage Policies

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Screening date
23 Oct 2026, 11:40 UTC
Jurisdiction
Global
Risk screening
High · 7/10
Score trace
Baseline; no earlier public change

This packet records PolicyWatcher evidence and AI-assisted screening for one public change. It is not legal advice, a compliance verdict, a certification, or proof that the external source remains unchanged.

  1. 01Source evidence
  2. 02Explainability
  3. 03Governance Relevance
  4. 04Report Output
01

Dataset QA · sanitized public view

Source evidence

Publication gate
Published
Retrieval state
Recorded retrieval available
Latest retrieval
23 Oct 2026, 11:40 UTC
Sanitized channel
direct
Data status
Available
Public snapshot evidence
Available

Public snapshot fingerprints

Previous · version 16ecf204b1e014f2db25b3fbeffcf3c4c2582bffdf094ac4400dc09929ae5e475Captured 02 Oct 2026, 04:56 UTC
Current · version 27d3127522218e9c7976f0af531dd23c0b7e240cf7f6c34ea1f3675d0533a0debCaptured 23 Oct 2026, 11:40 UTC

Source confidence describes recorded retrieval and publication state. It does not rate the provider policy or certify source authenticity.

02

Source-anchored screening trace

Explainability

New OpenAI policies restrict using outputs to train competing AI models, tighten rules on professional advice, and enhance minor protection.

  1. Reason 1+3 score contribution

    New restriction on using OpenAI outputs to train competing AI models.

    Related KPI
    AI training opt-out
    Source side
    new snapshot
    Verified exact source passage

    “You must not use OpenAI models or their outputs to generate, prepare, select, or supply training material or signals for models that are intended as alternatives to or substitutes for OpenAI models or services.”

  2. Reason 2+2 score contribution

    Expanded prohibitions on AI tools providing tailored professional advice.

    Related KPI
    Automated decisions
    Source side
    new snapshot
    Verified exact source passage

    “building or offering AI tools that provide others with tailored advice that requires a license, without appropriate involvement by a licensed professional. You also may not state or imply that the AI itself holds professional credentials or”

  3. Reason 3+2 score contribution

    Clarified 'high-stakes actions' and added 'law enforcement' to restricted uses.

    Related KPI
    Automated decisions
    Source side
    new snapshot
    Verified exact source passage

    “automation of high-stakes actions in sensitive areas without human review. This includes actions, decisions, transactions, submissions, and other steps that materially affect a person’s rights, safety, access to essential services, or other”

Score reasons and deltaScore values are stored AI-assisted screening outputs. Verified anchors confirm only that the quoted passage occurs in the named snapshot; they do not prove the interpretation.

03

Advisory review map

Governance Relevance

EU AI Act

Official Journal text, 2024

Mapped evidence

Which recorded policy statements may be relevant to transparency, automated decisions, data use and human oversight review?

AI training opt-out
Not Available
Algorithmic transparency
Opaque
Automated decisions
Partial
AI bias and fairness
Absent
Framework source

ISO/IEC 42001

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 overview

Mapped evidence

Which recorded policy statements may inform an AI management-system review of transparency, risk oversight and independent assurance?

Algorithmic transparency
Opaque
AI bias and fairness
Absent
Independent audit
Absent
Regulatory compliance
Comprehensive
Framework source

NIST AI RMF

AI RMF 1.0; NIST revision in progress, checked 2026-07-29

Mapped evidence

Which recorded policy statements may support Govern, Map, Measure or Manage review questions?

Algorithmic transparency
Opaque
Automated decisions
Partial
AI bias and fairness
Absent
Content moderation
Opaque
Framework source

OECD AI Principles

OECD AI Principles, updated 2024

Mapped evidence

Which recorded policy statements may be relevant to transparency, fairness, accountability and user agency review?

Consent mechanism
Implicit
Algorithmic transparency
Opaque
AI bias and fairness
Absent
Independent audit
Absent
Framework source

Mappings identify review relevance between recorded PolicyWatcher KPI fields and framework topics. They are not legal interpretations, conformity assessments, certifications or compliance verdicts.

04

Exact change-bound files

Report Output

Both files are generated from this exact change ID.

Download exact-change PDF Download exact-change JSON
Packet content digest · SHA-256ac69e7c407d9eac1a3681769c001dab169ae978ef929218a3362d59c359ff904

Questions before reuse

  1. Does the original Usage Policies source still match the recorded public snapshot version 2?
  2. Do the cited source passages support each displayed reason, KPI value and regional note?
  3. Which advisory framework topics require specialist legal, risk or governance review for this use case?
  4. Has a later public change superseded this packet before it is reused in a decision or publication?