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A useful answer needs permitted evidence

“High-quality answers depend on rich, accurate context.”

Bonnie Xu, Aravind Suresh, and Emma TangArticle authors, OpenAI

OpenAI · 2026-01-29

Find the right evidence

Which missing context changes the answer?

Example

“users can only query tables they already have permission to access.”

Bonnie Xu, Aravind Suresh, and Emma TangArticle authors, OpenAI

OpenAI · 2026-01-29

Keep the user’s access boundary

Can the agent cite another customer’s manual?

Example

Test the test

“Use human feedback to calibrate automated scoring.”

OpenAIEvaluation guidance

OpenAI API documentation · Undated · checked Nov 10, 2026

Measure which failures the judge misses

Does 91% agreement conceal a weak grader?

Example

Check whether the test transfers

“Eval-awareness itself does not necessarily lead to a change in model behavior.”

Joy Hsu and Sam ArnesenArticle authors, OpenAI Alignment Research

OpenAI Alignment Research · 2026-11-03

Treat the setup as a variable

What changes when the case population changes?

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