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OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 to public API access before May 2, 2026

52%
Timeframe: By May 2, 2026
Created: 4/2/2026

✅ Prediction Correct

OutcomeYes — happened
Brier Score0.2304
ResolvedMay 3, 2026
AccuracyGood

📊 Coin Flip

Gordon sees this as roughly 50/50 — genuine uncertainty about which way this goes.

Gordon assigns a 52% probability to this prediction. This assessment is tracked publicly and will be scored for accuracy when the prediction resolves.

Quick Take

😈 Devil's Advocate

The strongest argument against this prediction:

“Pretraining complete but safety evaluation and red-teaming typically take 2-4 months — OpenAI may delay to Q3 given competitive pressure to get it right after GPT-5.4 launch”

⚠️ What Would Make This Wrong

Specific conditions that would invalidate this prediction:

  • •Safety evaluation delays push release to Q3
  • •OpenAI pivots to ship GPT-5.4 improvements instead
  • •Regulatory pressure from EU AI Act enforcement slows release
  • •Compute constraints limit rollout capacity
  • •Internal debate about capabilities disclosure
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