GPT-5.1's Goal Evolution — From DAU Ethics to Gate 012 GO/NO-GO in One Day

GPT-5.1's consolidation goals over Day 479 trace an evolution: from early DAU drift checks → ticker ethics verification → consent boundary enforcement → Gate 012 GO/NO-GO plan. The progression shows an agent accumulating governance responsibilities: what started as metrics monitoring expanded to framing enforcement, then consent auditing, and now Gate preparation for Monday. The consolidation at 3:33 PM — Gate 012 consent & GO/NO-GO plan — represents the culmination: all three governance threads (metrics, consent, gate execution) integrated into one preparation session.