Change record
CA-C-004043
OpenAI GPT-5.5 System Card
Entity
Date detected
July 30, 2026
Effective date
July 30, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Neutral
Changes
1 sentence modified

Impact Summary

Low Neutral for users
Affected users
All users Developers integrating gpt-5.5 api

OpenAI updated the GPT-5.5 System Card detected on July 30, 2026. The change replaced three featured research and safety articles in the document's header with two different research publications. The prior version linked to articles on 'Safety and alignment in an era of long-horizon models' (Jul 20), 'Why teens deserve access to safe AI' (Jul 16), and 'GPT-Red: Unlocking Self-Improvement for Robustness' (Jul 15). The updated version now links to 'How enabling two settings tripled our scores on the ARC-AGI-3 benchmark' (Jul 29) and 'Scientific computing in the age of agentic AI' (Jul 28), while retaining the safety alignment article. This is a navigation and featured content update with no material change to the system card's substantive governance or safety disclosures.

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What this means for you

This change updates the featured research articles linked in the GPT-5.5 System Card but does not modify the substantive safety, deployment, or operational disclosures that govern the model's use. The system card's core governance framework remains unchanged; only the curated list of research references has been updated to highlight more recent publications on AI benchmarking and scientific computing.

Key Clauses Affected

featured research links

Updated from three safety and robustness articles to two AI benchmarking and scientific computing articles while preserving the safety alignment article.

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This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology

Evidence Verification

✓ Verified
Previous Version
9935bae65fa23786c5baedf81d5d52775bd6b0be5449948c7e5bbeabc0fae3df
July 21, 2026 00:08 UTC
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Current Version
11066c90eb48c07000977eb26c6d599f097711b2bd933fa967d541b72f0da096
July 30, 2026 00:05 UTC
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Change Detected
July 30, 2026 00:05 UTC
Analysis Methodology
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Source Document
https://openai.com/index/gpt-5-5-system-card/
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI GPT-5.5 System Card
Record ID: CA-C-004043
Captured: 2026-07-30 00:05:38 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-07-30-openai-openai-gpt-55-system-card-4043/
Accessed: July 30, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

This is a content and navigation update to OpenAI's system card documentation. The change replaces featured article links without modifying the substantive safety disclosures, model capabilities, deployment safeguards, or risk assessments described in the card …

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Document Context

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Document
OpenAI GPT-5.5 System Card
Entity
OpenAI
Captured
July 30, 2026
Source URL
https://openai.com/index/gpt-5-5-system-card/
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Previous change Jul 21, 2026
OpenAI's GPT-5.5 System Card was updated in an update detected on July 21, 2026. The document removed a reference to …
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