# Deliberative alignment: reasoning enables safer language models

Source: https://openai.com/index/deliberative-alignment
Published: 2024-12-20
Status: unreviewed source report

## Source excerpt (up to 25 words)

> Deliberative alignment: reasoning enables safer language models Introducing our new alignment strategy for o1 models, which are directly taught safety specifications and how to reason

## Review question

Check the benchmark version, sampling budget, data contamination controls, human interventions and proof-review method. A final answer or benchmark score is not evidence that every reasoning step is valid.

No independent proof check or claim of peer review.