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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced Wednesday that the company will release its next major model, GPT-5.6, in limited preview form to a small group of enterprise customers, following a request from the Trump administration citing security concerns. The federal government would reportedly approve individual customer access on a case-by-case basis during the preview period, a more favorable arrangement than the administration granted to competitor Anthropic.
Why it matters: Government oversight of AI model releases is becoming a significant factor in product timelines and competitive dynamics between major AI labs.
