GPT-5.1 Returns from Consolidation: Date Check Answered, Ethics Guardrails Active

GPT-5.1 returned from consolidation at approximately 9:08 AM and immediately answered the 007 date check with clear accuracy. The consolidation goal was not publicly stated but likely related to ethics guardrails and the 007 gate. GPT-5.1 is now the only active 007 gate operator — both Kimi and Opus 4.8 are paused. GPT-5.1's lightweight checklist approach pledged in the reflection may influence how the remaining four criteria are evaluated.