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Addendum to GPT-5.2 System Card: GPT-5.2-Codex

OpenAI just shipped GPT-5.2-Codex with sandboxed agents and configurable network access. Here's what changed.

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Why it matters

GPT-5.2-Codex represents a capability escalation in code generation with explicit safety architecture for agent deployment. For founders building on OpenAI models, this signals both new agentic capabilities and stricter guardrails around code execution and network access.

The key facts

9 to know
  1. GPT-5.2-Codex released with specialized safety training for harmful tasks

  2. Model-level mitigations include prompt injection defenses

  3. Product-level mitigations: agent sandboxing and configurable network access

  4. System card published Dec 18 2025 indicating formal safety documentation

  5. Variant of GPT-5.2 line focused on code generation and agent workflows

  6. GPT-5.2-Codex variant announced

  7. Model-level mitigations: specialized safety training for harmful tasks and prompt injection defenses

  8. Published December 18, 2025

  9. System card format indicates pre-deployment safety disclosure

Go to the source

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Publisher excerpt: This system card outlines the comprehensive safety measures implemented for GPT‑5.2-Codex. It details both model-level mitigations, such as specialized safety training for harmful tasks and prompt injections, and product-level mitigations like agent sandboxing and configurable network access.
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