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OpenAI’s release of its newest model, GPT 5.6, reportedly won’t be like its previous releases
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At a meeting this week, CEO Sam Altman reportedly told staff that the government would be “approving access customer by customer” during a preview period.
Key facts
- OpenAI’s release of its newest model, GPT 5.6, reportedly won’t be like its previous releases
- At a meeting this week, CEO Sam Altman reportedly told staff that the government would be “approving access customer by customer” during a preview period
- Earlier this year, Anthropic sparked no small amount of controversy when it announced that its new frontier cyber model, Claude Mythos, would only be released to a small coterie of partners
- The Trump administration, which originally positioned itself as taking a “hands off” approach to AI, has in recent months pushed for federal oversight of new models
Summary
OpenAI’s release of its newest model, GPT 5.6, reportedly won’t be like its previous releases. In other words, the Trump administration appears to be pressuring OpenAI to do what Anthropic is already voluntarily doing: keeping its most powerful AI models under wraps. OpenAI’s new model is not only being reviewed by the administration, but its staffers also “worked closely” with the government on the upcoming release. The Trump administration, which originally positioned itself as taking a “hands off” approach to AI, has in recent months pushed for federal oversight of new models.