OpenAI's GPT 5.6 rollout shows Washington is becoming AI's gatekeeper
Sam Altman told staff the federal government asked OpenAI to limit GPT 5.6 access before wider release, The Information reported.
By Ryan Merket · Published
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Why it matters
The White House does not need a formal AI licensing regime if frontier labs believe broad model access now depends on prior government comfort.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told staff on Wednesday, June 24th, that OpenAI would release GPT 5.6 first as a limited preview to a small group of partners because the federal government asked OpenAI to stagger the rollout, The Information reported on Thursday.…
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