OpenAI is reportedly changing the launch plan for its upcoming GPT-5.6 AI model after a request from the Trump administration, which raised concerns about national security.
According to The Information, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees during a company Q&A that GPT-5.6 will first be released as a limited preview, with access restricted to a small group of enterprise customers. During this early testing phase, the federal government will reportedly review and approve each customer individually before they can use the model.
The reported arrangement appears to be less restrictive than the measures recently imposed on AI startup Anthropic. Earlier this month, the company was forced to suspend access to its Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models after the administration introduced export controls that blocked foreign nationals from using the technology, including some of Anthropic’s own employees who were not U.S. citizens.
The latest development has sparked fresh debate across the AI industry. The Trump administration previously promoted a policy focused on accelerating American AI innovation and expanding AI exports, but the reported intervention in GPT-5.6’s rollout has raised new questions about how future frontier AI models will be regulated. Industry observers are also noting the different treatment received by major AI companies, adding to concerns that government oversight may not be applied consistently.
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