White House presses OpenAI to limit GPT 5.6 release over safety concerns

The Trump administration asked OpenAI to share its forthcoming model GPT 5.6 only with select partners rather than releasing it publicly, citing safety concerns. OpenAI reportedly complied with the request, restricting broad access to the model. The intervention signals an unprecedented level of government involvement in AI model release timing. This could set a precedent for future administrations to exert direct influence over frontier AI deployments.