Change record
CA-C-004293
OpenAI GPT-5.5 System Card
Entity
Date detected
August 11, 2026
Effective date
August 11, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Neutral
Changes
1 sentence modified

Impact Summary

Low Neutral for users
Affected users
All users

OpenAI's GPT-5.5 System Card, last substantively updated on April 24, 2026, was modified on August 11, 2026. The change replaced a reference to a July 28, 2026 publication ('Scientific computing in the age of agentic AI') with a reference to an August 10, 2026 security publication ('Expanding Daybreak as the Cyber Defense Window Narrows'). This is a minor change to the 'Keep reading' section that directs readers to related OpenAI publications and does not modify any substantive safeguard disclosures or capability descriptions in the System Card itself.

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What this means for you

This change does not materially affect consumer terms, safeguards, or operational rights. The modification updates a reference list in OpenAI's System Card and does not alter the substantive safeguard language that was established in the April 24, 2026 update.

Key Clauses Affected

Publication reference section ('Keep reading')

Updated to reference August 10, 2026 security publication instead of July 28, 2026 scientific computing publication; no safeguard language changed.

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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

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Previous Version
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August 2, 2026 00:06 UTC
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August 11, 2026 00:09 UTC
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August 11, 2026 00:09 UTC
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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-004293
Captured: 2026-08-11 00:09:12 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-08-11-openai-openai-gpt-55-system-card-4293/
Accessed: Aug. 11, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

The change is purely editorial. The GPT-5.5 System Card's substantive safeguard disclosures and model risk assessments remain as documented on April 24, 2026. No compliance obligation, regulatory exposure, or policy substantive change is created by …

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Document
OpenAI GPT-5.5 System Card
Entity
OpenAI
Captured
August 11, 2026
Source URL
https://openai.com/index/gpt-5-5-system-card/
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