OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.6 after government green light — and announces ‘ChatGPT Work’
OpenAI has released its GPT-5.6 model to the public following government approval and introduced 'ChatGPT Work,' an AI agent designed to integrate with common office software. The move is part of a competitive push against Anthropic to provide useful AI agents for everyday users.
Why it matters
The rollout marks a significant step in the integration of AI agents into professional workflows and highlights the ongoing regulatory and competitive race in AI development.
About two weeks after OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 was caught up in regulatory drama — rolled out only to government-approved organizations during a “limited preview” period — the company has received the Trump administration’s green light for a public rollout of the model. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called it “the best model we have ever produced.”
The article reports on product releases and market competition without taking a stance on the technology's impact.
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