OpenAI Restricts GPT-5.6 Release Under Pressure

OpenAI is releasing its next-generation GPT-5.6 AI models only to a limited set of vetted partners after a request from the Trump administration.

The company says the staggered release should not become the norm.

This follows the administration's partial lifting of an export ban on Anthropic's models for select cybersecurity firms.

The moves reflect the government's increasing involvement in controlling access to the most powerful AI systems.