Deep research System Card

OpenAI published the Deep research System Card on Feb. 25, 2025 and said deployment is allowed only when post-mitigation risk scores are no higher than Medium. The card lists six risk areas and rates CBRN, cybersecurity, persuasion, and model autonomy as Medium. Deep research uses an early OpenAI o3 variant for web browsing, file reading, and Python execution, but the post does not disclose test set sizes or pass rates.

Why it matters: An official OpenAI system card with concrete deployment gating, 6 risk areas, and 4 Preparedness Medium ratings clears HKR-H/K/R. It stops short of P1 because this is a safety disclosure for an existing product, not a new model release, and it omits sample sizes and pass-rate bas