According to a support page published last week on the company’s website, Openai may immediately require organizations to complete the identity verification process to access certain future AI models.
The verification process, known as a verified organization, is “a new way for developers to unlock access to the most advanced models and features on the OpenAI platform.” Verification requires a government-issued ID from one of the countries supported by Openai’s API. An ID can only validate one organization every 90 days, and not all organizations are eligible for verification, Openai said.
“At Openai, we take responsibility seriously to ensure that AI is widely accessible and safe to use,” reads the page. “Unfortunately, a small number of developers are intentionally using the Openai API in violation of their usage policy. We will add a validation process to mitigate the insecure use of AI, making the advanced model available to the broader developer community.”
Openai has released a new verified organizational status as a new way for developers to unlock access to the most advanced models and features on the platform and prepare them for the “next exciting model release.”
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– Tibor Blaho (@btibor91) April 12, 2025
The new verification process aims to enhance security around Openai products as Openai products are more refined and capable. The company has published several reports on efforts to detect and mitigate malicious use of the model by the allegedly North Korea-based group.
It may also be intended to prevent IP theft. According to a Bloomberg report earlier this year, Openai was investigating whether a group linked to Deepseek, a China-based AI lab, removed a large amount of data through APIs in late 2024, possibly a training model.
Openai blocked access to services in China last summer.