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Separate evaluation of GPT-5.5 Pro when material risk differs

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

It establishes that separate evaluation is triggered only by OpenAI's own judgment about material risk impact, meaning independent evaluation is not automatic or universal.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users can know that GPT-5.5 Pro receives its own safety evaluation only in cases where OpenAI judges the risk or safeguards posture could be materially affected.

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we separately evaluate GPT‑5.5 Pro in certain cases because we judge that the setting could materially impact the relevant risks or appropriate safeguards posture.

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

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OpenAI GPT-5.5 System Card
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OpenAI
Document last updated
July 6, 2026
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July 9, 2026
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July 9, 2026
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CA-P-068106
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CA-D-00924
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July 9, 2026 08:25 UTC
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Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI GPT-5.5 System Card
Record ID: CA-P-068106
Captured: 2026-07-09 08:25:24 UTC
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-gpt-55-system-card/provision/CA-P-068106/separate-evaluation-of-gpt-55-pro-when-material-risk-differs/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
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What does OpenAI's Separate evaluation of GPT-5.5 Pro when material risk differs clause do?

It establishes that separate evaluation is triggered only by OpenAI's own judgment about material risk impact, meaning independent evaluation is not automatic or universal.

How does this clause affect you?

Users can know that GPT-5.5 Pro receives its own safety evaluation only in cases where OpenAI judges the risk or safeguards posture could be materially affected.

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