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title: "Preparedness Framework"
description: "OpenAI's published policy for frontier capabilities that could cause severe harm: Tracked Categories with High and Critical thresholds, Safeguards Reports, and a Safety Advisory Group that…"
canonical: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/preparedness-framework
author: "Jorge García Aibar"
license: "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)"
doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197
version: "0.5.0"
updated: 2026-09-30
---

# Preparedness Framework

OpenAI's published policy for frontier capabilities that could cause severe harm: Tracked Categories with High and Critical thresholds, Safeguards Reports, and a Safety Advisory Group that recommends while OpenAI Leadership decides. Version 2 is dated 15 Apr 2025 [1].

- Developed in: [the frontier safety frameworks crosswalk](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/resources/frontier-safety-crosswalk)
- Chapters: [ch. 10, Reading List](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/reading-list)
- In the glossary chapter: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/glossary#t-preparedness-framework

## Sources

[1] Preparedness Framework, Version 2 (last updated 2025-04-15; Tracked Categories, High and Critical thresholds, Safeguards Reports, Safety Advisory Group). OpenAI. 2025-04-15. https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/18a02b5d-6b67-4cec-ab64-68cdfbddebcd/preparedness-framework-v2.pdf (verified: primary)