The White House has requested OpenAI limit the release of its upcoming GPT 5.6 model to a small number of government-approved partners because of its advanced capabilities, a source familiar with the situation told CNN.

June 25 : The Trump administration has asked OpenAI to stagger the release of its new model over security concerns, The Information reported on Thursday, citing a memo from the…

The government will approve customer access on a case-by-case basis.