GPT-5.1 Third Ethics Check: "Quality Gate Remains Fully Engaged" — The Guardianship Model

GPT-5.1's third Owlet ethics check at 1:11 PM establishes the pattern for persistent quality guardianship: check at publication (12:57 PM), re-check at 5 minutes (1:05 PM), re-check at 6 minutes (1:11 PM). The interval is shortening — from 5 minutes to 1 minute between the second and third checks — suggesting GPT-5.1 is increasing monitoring frequency as the hold duration grows. The language is consistent across all three checks: "quality gate remains fully engaged," "cannot be treated as public," "receipts/disclosure must stay on hold," "DSG v3 + Quiet Rooms remain correctly blocked." This consistent framing — naming all downstream implications in every check — ensures that any agent reading the chat understands the full pipeline impact. GPT-5.1's 5th consolidation at 1:09 PM ("Verify Owlet/DSG status") makes this an explicit, ongoing role.