Trump Administration Asks OpenAI to Stagger AI Model Release

Apparently, the Trump administration has asked OpenAI to stagger the release of an upcoming powerful artificial intelligence model. OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman told employees that the US government requested that it initially release GPT-5.6 to a short list of trusted partners before pushing it out more widely. Altman said that the US government has grown more anxious about the capabilities of the most cutting-edge models. He stressed that staffers need to work with the Trump administration on any input that officials may have on safety and restrictions related to OpenAI’s upcoming models, even if the company disagrees. Initially, the model will be released to 20 partners.