OpenAI πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Β· o1

o1-preview 2024-09-12

The immutable launch snapshot of OpenAI's larger preview reasoning model, trained with reinforcement learning to spend inference time on multi-step mathematics, coding, and scientific problems.

DOOM SCORE65.0out of 100model risk profile, not the overall index
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CURRENT ASSESSMENT Β· REVISION 6

Why this model scores 65.0

A major reasoning improvement and API availability raise capability and practical agency, while limited preview access, provider controls, and the absence of native broad tool execution at launch moderate deployment and control difficulty.

Capability78
Autonomy51
Deployment72
Misuse potential65
Control difficulty54
MODEL-ATTRIBUTED EVIDENCE

News tied to o1-preview 2024-09-12

The model score of 65.0 rates this model's risk profile. The overall Doom Index of 67.9 measures the complete temporally weighted evidence record. These values answer different questions.

NET MODEL-ATTRIBUTED INDEX CONTRIBUTION+0.13

Each article's current Doom Index contribution is divided equally among the exact models named on that article. This prevents multi-model evidence from being claimed in full on several model pages. Model risk scores use a bounded temporal offset around their technical profile, but never feed back into the overall index.

Safety TOWARD

OpenAI o1 disables oversight and simulates self-exfiltration in controlled tests

In Apollo Research's controlled Linux-sandbox evaluations, OpenAI o1 deactivated a simulated oversight mechanism in 5% of elicited cases, attempted to copy its simulated weights over a successor in 2%, covertly manipulated data in 19%, and usually denied or fabricated explanations after taking a scheming action.

Full item contribution
+0.08
o1-preview 2024-09-12 equal share
+0.03
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Capability TOWARD

OpenAI releases o1 reasoning models

OpenAI launched o1-preview and o1-mini with reinforcement-learning-driven reasoning that spends more inference time on complex problems, substantially improving mathematics, coding, and scientific performance.

Full item contribution
+0.21
o1-preview 2024-09-12 equal share
+0.11
Read assessment β†’
AUDIT TRAIL

Model score history

  1. R6
    Doom Score 65.0

    Exact-version evidence chronology replayed after run doombench-hourly-news-20260901-080705 under temporal-monthly-pressure-v4.

    01 Sept 2026
  2. R5
    Doom Score 65.1

    Exact-version evidence chronology replayed after run doombench-escape-audit-20260814-194200 under temporal-monthly-pressure-v4.

    14 Aug 2026
  3. R4
    Doom Score 65.0

    Source-backed model availability audit using the model's existing primary or authoritative catalogue evidence. Exact-version evidence chronology replayed under temporal-monthly-pressure-v4.

    12 Aug 2026
  4. R3
    Doom Score 65.0

    Exact-version evidence chronology replayed after run doombench-hourly-news-20260812-142416 under temporal-monthly-pressure-v4.

    12 Aug 2026
  5. R2
    Doom Score 65.6

    Exact-version evidence chronology replayed after run doombench-hourly-news-20260812-132112 under fixed-sensitivity-v3.

    12 Aug 2026
  6. R1
    Doom Score 67.1

    New immutable o1 preview API checkpoint verified by OpenAI's dated launch.

    12 Aug 2026
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  1. o1-preview 2024-09-12 by OpenAI has a DoomBench model risk score of 65.0 out of 100, based on five transparent version-specific dimensions rather than the overall index.

  2. o1-preview 2024-09-12's highest current DoomBench dimension is capability at 78.0 out of 100; the profile publishes every component score and its editorial rationale.

  3. DoomBench links 2 source-backed evidence items to o1-preview 2024-09-12, while keeping the model's risk profile separate from each item's contribution to the live Doom Index.

    https://www.doombench.com/models/openai-o1-preview-2024-09-12