OpenAI Launched Its Most Powerful AI. The Government Decided Who Gets to Use It. (opens in new tab)

Covers OpenAI limits GPT-5.6 rollout after government request, says restrictions shouldn’t be the norm

OpenAI launched GPT-5.6 Sol on June 26 in limited preview, restricted to roughly 20 companies approved by the Trump White House. It is the second consecutive frontier AI launch gated by government, following Anthropic's Claude Mythos. OpenAI says the arrangement 'shouldn't be the long-term default.'

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