OpenAI's GPT 5.6 rollout now requires US government approval on a "customer by customer basis"

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.

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. The 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 .