OpenAI releases latest ChatGPT model after delay over White House cybersecurity concerns

OpenAI released ChatGPT 5.6 on Thursday after delaying the public rollout over White House cybersecurity concerns. The Trump administration had requested that OpenAI limit the initial release to government-approved users, and the company complied. The wider release followed additional testing by the government's Center for AI Standards and Innovation.

OpenAI releases latest ChatGPT model after delay over White House cybersecurity concerns The Guardian Technology https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology Staggered release of ChatGPT 5.6 follows similar restrictions on rival firm Anthropic’s latest AI models OpenAI released its latest advanced AI model, called ChatGPT 5.6, on Thursday after earlier delaying the public rollout over US government concerns about cybersecurity. The Trump administration had requested last month that OpenAI limit the release to a small group of government-approved users. OpenAI complied with the White House’s request last month. The company stated in a blogpost that it had briefed government officials on ChatGPT 5.6’s capabilities and restricted the model to trusted partners at their behest. The product’s wider release came after additional testing by the government’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation agency, according to Axios. Continue reading... Staggered release of ChatGPT /compare/chatgpt-vs-claude 5.6 follows similar restrictions on rival firm Anthropic /glossary/anthropic ’s latest AI models OpenAI /glossary/openai released its latest advanced AI model, called ChatGPT https://www.theguardian.com/technology/chatgpt 5.6, on Thursday after earlier delaying the public rollout over US government concerns about cybersecurity. The Trump administration https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration had requested last month that OpenAI https://www.theguardian.com/technology/openai limit the release to a small group of government-approved users. OpenAI complied with the White House’s request last month. The company stated in a blogpost that it had briefed government officials on ChatGPT 5.6’s capabilities and restricted the model to trusted partners at their behest. The product’s wider release came after additional testing by the government’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation agency, according to Axios https://www.axios.com/2026/07/08/gpt-sol-ultra-openai-anthropic-grok . Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/09/trump-administration-openai-chatgpt-cybersecurity Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.