OpenAI is set to roll out its GPT-5.6 AI model series on Thursday, weeks after postponing the launch in June as US officials reviewed potential security risks.
According to Axios, the White House has now cleared the launch following technical testing and discussions with OpenAI executives.
OpenAI describes its GPT-5.6 model as its strongest yet, with increased capabilities in cybersecurity, biology and autonomous, or agentic, AI tasks.
Why did the White House delay the release?
The delay came amid growing concern in Washington over increasingly powerful AI systems and their potential misuse.
