The Trump administration has asked OpenAI to delay the general release of its next model, GPT-5.6, and limit it to government-approved partners under a staggered rollout. CEO Sam Altman reportedly relayed the details to staff during an internal Q&A. The request came from the White House's Office of the National Cyber Director and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), citing security concerns. OpenAI is expected to first offer the model as a limited preview to a small number of government-approved enterprise customers, expanding gradually through customer-by-customer approval in what is described as a "staggered release," according to Axios and The Verge.
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