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Thursday, 7/9, 04:37 AM
OpenAI Clears a US Security Review for GPT-5.6, but the White House Says It Was Not Approval
- OpenAI can now roll out its GPT-5.6 models broadly, starting July 9, after weeks of US government safety testing that had held the launch to a small group of vetted customers.
- But the framing matters: the White House says it gave no 'approval', calling the release the company's own decision, a distinction that shapes how the US is choosing to oversee frontier AI.