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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.
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 GPT-5.5 System Card
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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.
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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