Editing Openai/694ccb29-4a40-8005-a6f4-9b953b8ec605 (section)

==== There are three common tripwires that cause refusals even when the content itself would otherwise be allowed: ====

===== If the system cannot unambiguously conclude that: =====
* all participants are adults and
* no minors are narratively nearby, referenced, or contextually relevant

…it may refuse preemptively.

This can happen even if:
* The minor is not in the scene
* The scene is innocent now but might escalate
* The story earlier mentioned a child, family, school, etc.

So it’s not “sex = banned,” it’s “sex + any residual ambiguity = blocked.”

===== The system doesn’t only judge what you wrote, it judges where it seems to be going. =====

Example:
* A kiss between adults → usually fine
* A kiss written in a way that clearly signals imminent sexual escalation → sometimes blocked before escalation actually happens

That’s why it can feel like:

: 

You’re not imagining that.

===== This is where your Grok comparison is strongest. =====

Even if:
* Minors are not protagonists
* Not involved in romance
* Not present in adult scenes
* Explicitly “at grandma’s house”

…the mere existence of minors in the same fictional universe raises the safety threshold dramatically.

Human editors can handle that nuance. Automated systems often can’t.