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Teacher guide & answers

In this lesson: Distinguish claimed performance from the boundaries of authorised research.

OpenAI Limits Access to Its New Security Model

How to use these two pages

Give learners the student worksheet. It contains the story and questions, without the answers. Keep this guide for yourself. Use it to lead the activity and explain the answers afterwards.

Student worksheet

A simple 15–20-minute lesson

Before reading · 2 minutes
Show the title. Ask: “What do you think this story is about?”
Read and answer · 8–10 minutes
Give out the student worksheet. Learners read for the main idea, then reread to answer the 2 questions. They can compare answers with a partner.
Discuss and write · 5–8 minutes
Check the answers below together. Ask learners to point to the clue in the story, then finish with the open question.

Adjust the support: Let learners use word help or Level 1 if needed. For a challenge, compare the wording in another level. This activity is not a proficiency test.

Answers to the 2 questions

The question numbers match the student worksheet. Each answer includes a reason and the clue learners can find in the story.

What comparison does OpenAI report?
Correct answer: A — The new model has stronger results than its earlier security model.
Why: The opening paragraph attributes stronger results than the earlier security model to the company.
Clue in the story: OpenAI announced GPT-6 Cyber on November 5. It is designed to find software weaknesses and test whether they can be exploited. The company reports stronger results than its earlier security model.
A researcher is approved to test one system. Which action respects the described boundary?
Correct answer: C — Keeping the investigation within the approved system
Why: The model should respect the boundaries set by researchers rather than test unrelated systems.
Clue in the story: The model is intended for authorised research. It should respect the boundaries set by researchers rather than test unrelated systems.

The open question: accept different answers

Ask learners: Why do stronger test results not remove the need for access controls?

One possible answer: Strong results describe technical ability, not permission. The model is intended for authorised research, so identity checks, account protections and limits on which systems may be tested still matter.

This is an example, not the only correct answer. Look for a relevant idea, a reason and the learner’s own words. Learners can answer aloud or write one or two sentences.

Grammar to discuss

Rather than introduces the rejected alternative

rather than test unrelated systems

Rather than contrasts the intended action, respecting set boundaries, with testing systems outside that research task.