{"slug": "openai-s-gpt-5-6-rollout-now-requires-us-government-approval-on-a-customer-by", "title": "OpenAI's GPT 5.6 rollout now requires US government approval on a \"customer by customer basis\"", "summary": "OpenAI's GPT-5.6 rollout now requires U.S. government approval on a customer-by-customer basis, following a request from the government. CEO Sam Altman stated this is not a preferred long-term model, as AI labs fear a de facto licensing regime after the forced takedown of Anthropic's Fable.", "body_md": "At the request of the U.S. government, OpenAI will initially make its new GPT-5.6 model available only to select partners, with access approved on a \"customer by customer\" basis. CEO Sam Altman says this isn't a \"preferred long term model.\" After the forced takedown of Anthropic's Fable, AI labs are afraid of a de facto licensing regime for AI models.\n\nThe article [OpenAI's GPT 5.6 rollout now requires US government approval on a \"customer by customer basis\"](https://the-decoder.com/openais-gpt-5-6-rollout-now-requires-us-government-approval-on-a-customer-by-customer-basis/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-s-gpt-5-6-rollout-now-requires-us-government-approval-on-a-customer-by", "canonical_source": "https://the-decoder.com/openais-gpt-5-6-rollout-now-requires-us-government-approval-on-a-customer-by-customer-basis/", "published_at": "2026-06-26 08:35:35+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-26 09:06:12.734492+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["large-language-models", "ai-policy", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "GPT-5.6", "Sam Altman", "Anthropic", "Fable", "U.S. government"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-s-gpt-5-6-rollout-now-requires-us-government-approval-on-a-customer-by", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-s-gpt-5-6-rollout-now-requires-us-government-approval-on-a-customer-by.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-s-gpt-5-6-rollout-now-requires-us-government-approval-on-a-customer-by.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-s-gpt-5-6-rollout-now-requires-us-government-approval-on-a-customer-by.jsonld"}}