Change record
CA-C-004941
OpenAI GPT-5 System Card
Entity
Date detected
September 9, 2026
Effective date
September 9, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Neutral
Changes
2 sentences modified

Impact Summary

Low Neutral for users
Affected users
All users AI researchers Enterprise customers

OpenAI's GPT-5 System Card was revised in an update detected on September 9, 2026. The change removed the header 'GPT-5 System Card' from the opening line and updated the 'Keep reading' section, replacing three related articles (An Alien Mind, Research acceleration, and Safety overview) with three different articles dated September 6-8, 2026. The operational significance is limited; this appears to be a routine update to the document's internal cross-references and navigation elements rather than a substantive change to the model's capabilities, safety thresholds, or disclosed risks.

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What this means for you

This change does not materially affect the terms users operate under. The GPT-5 System Card's core safety disclosures, capability thresholds, and precautionary language remain unchanged. The update only refreshes the internal cross-references to related OpenAI articles, which is an editorial matter.

Key Clauses Affected

biological harm threshold

Unchanged; OpenAI maintains its stated precautionary approach to biological harm capability thresholds despite lack of definitive evidence.

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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
2ad1553769fd7fc9d1870f23a9a735e8096ec7b2ca7100ed4c461b619d7337b8
September 7, 2026 00:09 UTC
✓ Verified
Current Version
cf0440a0c749c7a3312f2db9fc271515913a134a51946fa312003213eb539963
September 9, 2026 00:05 UTC
✓ Verified
Change Detected
September 9, 2026 00:05 UTC
Analysis Methodology
✓ Verified
Source Document
https://openai.com/index/gpt-5-system-card/
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI GPT-5 System Card
Record ID: CA-C-004941
Captured: 2026-09-09 00:05:59 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-09-09-openai-openai-gpt-5-system-card-4941/
Accessed: Sept. 9, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

This change presents no institutional impact. The update to the GPT-5 System Card consists of routine maintenance to internal article references; the substantive safety claims, biological harm thresholds, and model capability disclosures remain identical. No …

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Document Context

Version history → Policy drift analysis → Document page →
Document
OpenAI GPT-5 System Card
Entity
OpenAI
Captured
September 9, 2026
Source URL
https://openai.com/index/gpt-5-system-card/
Other changes to OpenAI GPT-5 System Card
Previous change Sep 7, 2026
OpenAI removed a reference to a security incident article ('The Hugging Face incident and the road ahead') from the GPT-5 …
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