Sam Altman said the ChatGPT maker had a “collaborative back and forth” with top U.S. officials in the weeks leading up to the wide release of GPT-5.6.

OpenAI, White House, and the U.S. Department of Commerce did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

The company’s most advanced model was held back for additional government testing amid fears powerful AI systems could be misused; Washington has increased oversight of frontier…

OpenAI expects to release GPT 5.6 more widely this week following additional testing and meetings with U.S. government officials