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Predeployment safety evaluations required before release

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Key Facts

What did OpenAI subject the model to before release?
OpenAI subjected the model to its full suite of predeployment safety evaluations and its Preparedness Framework, including targeted red-teaming for advanced cybersecurity and biology capabilities, before release.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

It establishes that the model cleared a defined, comprehensive safety process—including a named framework and targeted red-teaming in high-risk domains—prior to deployment.

Interpretive note: The excerpt may continue beyond the quoted portion; any additional evaluation components not quoted are not captured here.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users can know that the model was put through OpenAI's full predeployment safety process, including the Preparedness Framework and targeted red-teaming in advanced cybersecurity and biology.

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We subjected the model to our full suite of predeployment safety evaluations and our Preparedness Framework, including targeted red-teaming for advanced cybersecurity and biology capabilities...

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Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenAI GPT-5.5 System Card
Entity
OpenAI
Document last updated
July 6, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-068101
Document ID
CA-D-00924
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
9cd35182163188c95261409ddc3e9c4a3d892b1d27b8ea9e5eb4a18c682a9df9
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 08:25 UTC
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Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI GPT-5.5 System Card
Record ID: CA-P-068101
Captured: 2026-07-09 08:25:24 UTC
SHA-256: 9cd35182163188c9…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-gpt-55-system-card/provision/CA-P-068101/predeployment-safety-evaluations-required-before-release/
Accessed: Aug. 24, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's Predeployment safety evaluations required before release clause do?

It establishes that the model cleared a defined, comprehensive safety process—including a named framework and targeted red-teaming in high-risk domains—prior to deployment.

How does this clause affect you?

Users can know that the model was put through OpenAI's full predeployment safety process, including the Preparedness Framework and targeted red-teaming in advanced cybersecurity and biology.

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