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Predeployment safety evaluations required 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.

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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...

— Excerpt from OpenAI's OpenAI GPT-5.5 System Card

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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
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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: July 13, 2026
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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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