The White House is asking OpenAI to slow roll the release of its new model over safety concerns
The Trump administration is pressuring OpenAI to limit the public release of its new GPT 5.6 model due to safety and security concerns. The company will instead provide access to a select group of partners for a preview period before a potential wider launch.
Why it matters
This marks a significant shift toward federal oversight of AI development, signaling that the U.S. government is moving from a hands-off approach to active regulation of frontier models.
OpenAI s release of its newest model, GPT 5.6, reportedly won t be like its previous releases. Instead of distributing it to the public, the company plans to share it only with a select group of close partners because the Trump administration told it to, reports The Information .
The article reports on government policy and corporate strategy neutrally, citing multiple sources and industry context.
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