The White House is asking OpenAI to slow roll the release of its new model over safety concerns

OpenAI reportedly plans to release its newest model, GPT-5.6, only to a small group of partners rather than the general public. The move is said to follow a request from the Trump administration tied to safety concerns.

The report suggests government pressure is becoming a more direct factor in how frontier AI models are launched. If selective releases become common, AI deployment may increasingly balance commercial urgency against regulatory and national security scrutiny.