White House asks OpenAI to limit its next model release
OpenAI will give GPT-5.6 to a small group of enterprise customers first as federal officials review security risks.
- The White House requested OpenAI limit the release of its upcoming GPT-5.6 model to a small number of government-approved partners, citing concerns over its advanced cybersecurity capabilities.
- Shifting from its initial 'hands off' stance, the Trump administration under President Donald Trump has pushed for federal oversight of new models in recent months, including an executive order earlier this month requiring voluntary submissions for government review 30 days before release.
- In a staff memo on Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees the government is "approving access customer by customer during this preview period," with plans for a broader release a "couple of weeks later."
- Brad Carson, head of Public First, a bipartisan pro-AI safety super PAC, characterized current federal oversight as an "ad hoc, personalized, opaque, possibly lawless approach" lacking transparency and basic fairness. Experts warn confusion persists over which agency directs AI regulation.
- Earlier this year, Anthropic restricted its Claude Mythos model through Project Glasswing, illustrating the industry's struggle navigating a "strange moment" without a formal federal regulatory framework. The government is expected to create standardized assessment criteria for future releases.
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About ten days after the suspension of the Mythos model of Anthropic, the White House would have tightened the screw again in the development of artificial intelligence.
GPT-5.6 Rollout Delayed: US Government Reportedly Seeks to Approve Customers One by One Before Wider Release
OpenAI has reportedly delayed the wider release of GPT-5.6 after the US government requested a staggered rollout that would require individual customer access approvals during an initial preview phase. The move, which was reportedly agreed by OpenAI, means the latest model will be made available to a limited group of partners before any global release. The move may have been implemented after growing scrutiny around the deployment of advanced ar…
White House limits OpenAI model release
The White House asked OpenAI to limit the release of its next model to government-approved users, cementing the Trump administration’s shift toward AI interventionism. It started out laissez-faire on AI, removing Biden-era rules requiring safety reviews of frontier models. But it has rapidly changed direction, getting into a legal tussle with Anthropic over the military’s use of its AI while blocking foreign nationals from accessing the company’…
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