OpenAI is restricting the release of its new AI model, GPT-5.6 Sol, at the request of President Donald Trump's administration
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OpenAI is restricting the release of its new AI model, GPT-5.6 Sol, at the request of President Donald Trump's administration
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.
Fortune reported the story as "OpenAI agrees to stagger rollout of its most powerful model to only Trump-approved customers." The Independent reported the story as "OpenAI limits its latest ChatGPT product to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review."
2 sources have covered this story, including The Independent and Fortune. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 day ago.
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