OpenAI will delay GPT-5.6 after Trump administration request

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The Trump administration requested OpenAI to delay the release of GPT-5.6, citing security concerns. OpenAI will release GPT-5.6 in limited preview to selected enterprise customers pending governmental approval for access.

The Trump administration, apprehensive of potential security issues, has reportedly asked OpenAI to stagger the release of its next big-ticket model, GPT-5.6. The Information reported that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees Wednesday in a company Q&A that it would release GPT-5.6 in limited preview form - granting access only to a small group of enterprise customers - in compliance with a request from the federal government. During that preview period, the Trump administration itself would reportedly approve access for customers on a case-by-case basis. It's a more favorable deal than the Trump administration gave OpenAI rival Anthropic … Read the full story at The Verge.