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OpenAI · OpenAI Safety Overview · View original document ↗

System cards published for transparency on models

Medium severity Low confidence Common · 268 of 352 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What does OpenAI publish?
“System cards”
Version CA-V-006416, captured Sept. 5, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
OpenAI publishes system cards to provide transparency on its models.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Publication of system cards as a transparency mechanism means users and the public have a stated channel through which OpenAI discloses information about its models' design and behavior.

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Interpretive note: The excerpt is only two words: 'System cards'. No sentence or proposition is stated. The canonical claim is inferred from the clause name ('System cards published for transparency on models') combined with the excerpt. The excerpt alone does not establish any explicit proposition. Content, frequency, or scope of system cards is entirely undefined.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users have access to system cards that OpenAI publishes to provide transparency about its AI models.

How other platforms handle this

Hilton Medium

California's Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Training Data Transparency Act requires developers of GenAI systems available to California residents to post details on the data used for training their systems on their websites.

Binance.US Medium

You understand that BAM Trading and BHL are separate entities and that the Services referenced in these Terms are offered by BAM Trading.

Wyze Medium

If you are a California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah or Virginia resident, please also see the California and Other State Notice...

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System cards

Excerpt from OpenAI's Safety Overview

Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenAI Safety Overview
Entity
OpenAI
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 12, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006416, captured Sept. 5, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-064270
Document ID
CA-D-000822
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-006416)
2d7860cb60b58972d1008a841cc04a1b6f269a1cfd9b7ff9071b08686c9d4ca3
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:12 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-006416, captured Sept. 5, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Safety Overview
Record ID: CA-P-064270
Version: CA-V-006416
Captured: 2026-09-05 00:04:46 UTC
SHA-256: 2d7860cb60b58972…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-safety-overview/provision/CA-P-064270/system-cards-published-for-transparency-on-models/
Accessed: Oct. 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's System cards published for transparency on models clause do?

Publication of system cards as a transparency mechanism means users and the public have a stated channel through which OpenAI discloses information about its models' design and behavior.

How does this clause affect you?

Users have access to system cards that OpenAI publishes to provide transparency about its AI models.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 268 platforms. See the full comparison.

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