Change record
CA-C-004469
OpenAI GPT-5.5 System Card
Entity
Date detected
August 19, 2026
Effective date
August 19, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Neutral
Changes
1 sentence modified

Impact Summary

Low Neutral for users
Affected users
All users Minors

OpenAI's GPT-5.5 System Card was detected as updated on August 19, 2026. The change modified the featured content links in the document's header section, replacing three dated articles (published August 10, August 1, and July 29, 2026) with two newer articles published August 18, 2026, including new content on 'Pacing model development in an era of cyber-critical capabilities' and 'Introducing ChatGPT for Teens'. The System Card itself, which documents safeguards for GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.5 Pro deployment, remains substantively unchanged; only the curated links to related resources were updated.

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What this means for you

This change affects which articles are featured in the System Card's reference section. The substantive safeguards and deployment information for GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.5 Pro remain unchanged. The newly featured articles address model development pacing in high-risk contexts and ChatGPT's application to teenage users, which may provide additional context on OpenAI's governance approach, but the change itself is a resource curation update rather than a policy or safeguard modification.

Key Clauses Affected

Featured content links

Header section updated to reference new Aug 18, 2026 articles on model pacing and ChatGPT for Teens instead of earlier published content.

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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
58063e21ba8fa137e63c1d3bd0a025d381d98e5c2c0c3f3fd7fdaffe1e1f0ba9
August 11, 2026 00:09 UTC
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Current Version
176fbba76a106919503e9dc3b303d96d6d90c65d7c2899df5d9187171eeb3e14
August 19, 2026 00:08 UTC
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Change Detected
August 19, 2026 00:08 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-004469
Captured: 2026-08-19 00:08:40 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-08-19-openai-openai-gpt-55-system-card-4469/
Accessed: Aug. 19, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

This change is editorial and organizational in nature, reflecting updated featured content links within OpenAI's system card documentation. No substantive safeguards, deployment policies, or governance frameworks were modified. The System Card itself continues to document …

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Document
OpenAI GPT-5.5 System Card
Entity
OpenAI
Captured
August 19, 2026
Source URL
https://openai.com/index/gpt-5-5-system-card/
Other changes to OpenAI GPT-5.5 System Card
Previous change Aug 11, 2026
OpenAI's GPT-5.5 System Card, last substantively updated on April 24, 2026, was modified on August 11, 2026. The change replaced …
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