OpenAI has released its GPT-5.6 model to a select group of approximately 20 government-approved partners. This marks the first instance of the U.S. government preemptively restricting access to an AI model prior to its public release. While OpenAI complied with the directive, the company has indicated that this should not set a precedent for future model releases. Broader access to GPT-5.6 is expected to become available next week. AI
IMPACT Sets a precedent for government pre-release access controls on advanced AI models.
RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with government restriction. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]
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