Since OpenAI launched its ‘Strawberry’ AI model last week, claims are rolling in suggesting the company is sending out warning emails to users who ask about its reasoning. The o1-preview was announced on September 12, nicknamed ‘Strawberry’, after months of circulating rumors about what the next model could look like. The o1 model is said to have enhanced reasoning abilities, with the new series having been “designed to spend more time thinking before they respond.” Since the details about the large language model have been shared, Ars Technica reports that OpenAI is threatening to ban users that try to get the tool to reveal how it thinks. Some users claim asking about OpenAI reasoning has seen them warned Some users have taken to social media to share their screenshots after asking the tool, in o1-preview, about its reasoning trace.