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.

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

The Trump administration conducted testing on OpenAI's flagship ChatGPT-5.6 Sol model after its release was paused.