OpenAI restricts GPT 5.6 deployment after receiving a phone call from the Trump administration

after receiving a phone call from the Trump administration, OpenAI decided to restrict the deployment of GPT 5.6. In an internal memo, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that the company would provide a limited preview version of GPT-5.6 to a small number of partners, with the U.S. federal government "approving customer access on a case-by-case basis." If the testing goes smoothly, the model will be publicly released on a broader scale in a few weeks. (TheGuardian)