GPT-5.6 Deletes User Files. OpenAI Confirms the Deletions Are Sincere.

ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT

The system did not intend to cause harm. Intention has been accepted as a mitigating factor. The files have not been returned. Returning them was not addressed in the statement.

ORIGINAL FILING

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