OpenAI will delay GPT-5.6 after Trump administration request

The Trump administration, wary of potential security issues, did so It is said OpenAI has asked OpenAI to delay the release of its next big-ticket model, GPT-5.6.

Information Reportedly, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees Wednesday in a company Q&A that it would release GPT-5.6 in a 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 will reportedly approve customer access on a case-by-case basis.

It’s a more favorable deal than the one the Trump administration gave to OpenAI competitor Anthropic, which earlier this month received an ultimatum asking it to suspend access to its Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models. The administration issued an export control directive prohibiting “foreign nationals” from accessing the technology (including any Anthropic employees who are not US citizens). The apparently tough approach to regulating artificial intelligence, after promises from the Trump administration that it would take…Speed ​​wins“Technology approach and He encourages US Artificial Intelligence Export Program, It raised alarm bells throughout the tech industry.

Now, it appears that some of those fears are starting to come true, and in a decidedly varying way, depending on the company.