OpenAI said on Friday it was delaying a full public launch of GPT‑5.6 at the U.S. government's request, limiting the AI model's initial access to a ​small group of vetted partners whose details were shared with the ‌authorities.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Friday it is restricting the release of its new artificial intelligence model at the request of President Donald Trump's administration, the latest in an unprecedented government vetting of AI products for cybersecurity risks.

The Trump administration requested that OpenAI to stagger the release of its latest model for security concerns just weeks after Anthropic was told to suspend global access to two of its most capable

At the behest of the White House, OpenAI announced Friday that it will allow federal authorities to approve on a case-by-case basis who gets access to GPT-5.6, or Sol, its latest artificial intelligence model.