ID Verification to Be Mandatory for Advanced OpenAI API Access

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is planning to tighten access to its most powerful AI tools. A new policy may soon require organizations to go through a formal identity verification process to use certain advanced models in the future.

What Is the ‘Verified Organization’ Process?

According to a recently published support page on OpenAI’s website, this new system is called Verified Organization. It’s designed to make sure only trusted users and organizations get access to OpenAI’s latest and most capable AI models.

Here’s how it works:

• Organizations will need to provide a government-issued ID from a country that is supported by OpenAI’s platform.

• One ID can be used to verify only one organization every 90 days.

• Not every organization will be eligible — OpenAI will decide who qualifies.

Why Is OpenAI Doing This?

The company says it’s doing this to:

• Promote safety and responsible AI usage.

• Prevent misuse of its tools — particularly by bad actors who violate its rules.

• Ensure that AI remains accessible but also secure for responsible developers.

In their statement, OpenAI acknowledged that while most developers follow the rules, a few try to use their technology in harmful or unauthorized ways. This verification step is a way to filter out those risks.

Background: Preventing Security Breaches and Misuse

OpenAI has recently increased efforts to prevent malicious or unethical use of its models:

• The company has published detailed reports on suspicious behavior, such as activity allegedly linked to North Korean cyber groups.

• There’s also concern about intellectual property (IP) theft. Earlier this year, Bloomberg reported that a Chinese AI lab called DeepSeek may have tried to extract large volumes of data from OpenAI’s API in late 2024, possibly to train its own AI systems. This would be a violation of OpenAI’s rules.

• In response to such threats, OpenAI blocked access to its services in China during the summer of 2024.

What Could This Mean for the Future?

As OpenAI’s models become more advanced and powerful, the company wants to:

• Tighten control over who gets to use them.

• Ensure safe deployment of AI.

• Limit access to those who have proven they’re legitimate, responsible, and trustworthy.

This move also reflects the broader global concern about how AI could be used for spying, hacking, or even creating misinformation at scale.

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