OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-5.6, is waiting for government approval.

The reported request to OpenAI follows the Trump administration's move to limit access to Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models.

The U.S. government wants to ensure that its latest, most advanced AI tools can't be used against it.

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The company agreed to limit the rollout after a request from the Trump administration, which cited national security concerns.

June 26 : OpenAI said on Friday it was delaying a full public launch of GPT‑5.6 at the U.S. government's request, limiting the AI model's initial access to a small group of vetted…

The White House asked OpenAI to delay the rollout of its GPT-5.6 AI models two weeks after Anthropic had to take its most advanced AI models offline.

OpenAI said they were complying as part of its agreement with the Department of Defense, which allows the department to use its AI models.

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Executive Order 14409 requires federal cybersecurity reviews before companies can access OpenAI's GPT-5.6, limiting initial rollout to approved partners.

“We don’t believe this kind of government access process should become the long-term default,” says OpenAI. “It keeps the best tools from users, developers, enterprises, cyber…

It is the second time in a month that a frontier lab's most powerful model has been held back from general release over fears about cyber capabilities.

The ChatGPT maker said it’s introducing the GPT-5.6 model series to a small group of trusted partners whose names have been approved by the US government.

OpenAI says its new AI product, called GPT-5.6 Sol, will only be initially available to a "small group of trusted partners" approved by the Trump administration. The move comes…

OpenAI has launched a US-only preview of its latest AI model series, GPT-5.6, to select partners at the request of the US government, citing national secur

The approach is similar to Anthropic’s Project Glasswing and follows a Trump administration request that the company limit access.

OpenAI delays the public launch of GPT-5.6, its most powerful model yet, as the Trump administration requests early access over cybersecurity concerns.

The move comes the same day as a new OpenAI model sees a limited release.

OpenAI restricts GPT-5.6 rollout to vetted enterprise partners after the Trump administration requests security review of the model's advanced capabilities.

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