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OpenAI to Stagger Release of GPT 5.6 at Request of U.S. Government

74 points by 217 3mo ago

217 3mo ago
man.
- bigyabai 3mo ago
  How are people getting so upset over this? OpenAI asked for regulation to validate their scaremongering. Now they've allied with the government, just like they said they would. It's 2026 now, you can't pin your hopes and dreams on a random business that treats you like exit liquidity. When you pray to the cannibal king, you get what you ask for.
217 3mo ago
not sure if its fully real, the source is twitter and this weird paywalled website, but if it is, fuck. https://www.theinformation.com/articles/trump-administration-asks-openai-stagger-release-new-model-security-concerns https://www.theinformation.com/articles/trump-administration...
- Computer0 3mo ago
  The information is highly respected in this space.
TrackerFF 3mo ago
Wonder how long before the gov. drops the banhammer on Chinese models.
- deleted 3mo ago
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- Imustaskforhelp 3mo ago
  I don't know how effective it might be though given that they would be open-weights. Could US theoretically ban the weights from running on its own soil, I suppose this would just put investment more within other datacenter within Europe,India,Australia and if not, then models could be ran within China itself and even at the worst case scenarios you could use a VPN to access them and VPN nowadays are using Quic/http3 so it would be indistinguishable for the most part from other normal internet traffic. So suffice to say I am unsure what might really happen to be honest.
- blazespin 3mo ago
  Pretty soon I suspect, otherwise Chinese models are going to have free reign to develop brand goodwill. Question is how this impacts the international posture.
  - 4d4m 3mo ago
    They already did and a ban is practically difficult if not impossible to enforce. People resell tokens and compute.
SimianSci 3mo ago
So the trend here is government slowdown of AI releases to the public. No discussion around monetary incentives either. I expect a negative response from markets as this basically means that the party bus just got pulled over.
verdverm 3mo ago
Is polymarket the best source for when the actual release happens? Slightly sarcastic, but also ample evidence and charges for insider trading in the US government this year
- Computer0 3mo ago
  I believe the initial reporting comes from 'The Information' which is highly respected. They have a substantial paywall however, so it won't likely be linked here. (https://www.theinformation.com/articles/trump-administration-asks-openai-stagger-release-new-model-security-concerns https://www.theinformation.com/articles/trump-administration...)
greenavocado 3mo ago
China, PLEASE save us!
ChrisArchitect 3mo ago
https://www.reuters.com/business/trump-administration-asks-openai-stagger-release-new-model-information-reports-2026-06-25/ https://www.reuters.com/business/trump-administration-asks-o...
AaronAPU 3mo ago
I’m fine with this as long as they immediately approve me in particular.
blazespin 3mo ago
Ban on Chinese models is coming on pretty soon. Seems unlikely they're going to shut down openAI and anthropic, but not foreign models.
- tokioyoyo 3mo ago
  This will be a fun watch, because other countries won't rush to ban Chinese models. Fun times, fun times.
biffles 3mo ago
I’m surprised to not see more commentary on this one. Much as folks may dislike AI and/or frontier labs, this is not good for capitalism, or democracy for that matter (given the actions of the executive govt today). Seems the writing is on the wall for increasing inequality not just financially but now intelligence and economic opportunity as a result. This will be particularly painful for startups and early stage businesses / SMBs that will be perpetually a step behind (likely multiple steps behind over time) companies with connections (especially those that are not above paying for connections in the admin). I’d suspect bans on open source models to follow, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it hits hardware as well to fully close the loop.
- 4d4m 3mo ago
  Everyone is too busy switching to a less fussy less censored distilled model from another country
- standardUser 3mo ago
  AI and microchips should probably be treated like nuclear weapons and disease research. They all have profound non-military value, but powerful nations hoard them, build elaborate systems to deter proliferation, and reap most of the benefits. It's not exactly fair, but it's worked surprisingly well with some technologies over several generations. But I don't see it happening soon, which probably means it will be too late. There's simply not enough competent political leadership in the world.
- Taikonerd 3mo ago
  > I’m surprised to not see more commentary on this one. I agree -- this is big news, but the thread only has 21 comments?! When the Trump admin kinda-sorta banned Fable a week ago, it seemed like it might be a one-off event: handicapping Anthropic because the administration has a grudge against them. But today's news makes it seem like we're moving into a whole different world of AI regulation: each US model will have to be approved for release by regulators! And not only that, but the administration will whitelist who gets to use it "customer by customer." (Altman's words.)
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deleted 3mo ago
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palpost 3mo ago
- [ ] transformers have hit a scaling wall - [x] llms are so good they're illegal now
ChrisArchitect 3mo ago
Related: OpenAI Leans Toward Waiting Until Next Year for IPO https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48678873 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48678873
grim_io 3mo ago
Let's build the best AI infrastructure in the world, to serve yesterday's technology. At this point the stupidity is expected, not surprising.

74 points by 217 3mo ago

217 3mo ago

man.

bigyabai 3mo ago
How are people getting so upset over this? OpenAI asked for regulation to validate their scaremongering. Now they've allied with the government, just like they said they would. It's 2026 now, you can't pin your hopes and dreams on a random business that treats you like exit liquidity. When you pray to the cannibal king, you get what you ask for.

217 3mo ago

not sure if its fully real, the source is twitter and this weird paywalled website, but if it is, fuck. https://www.theinformation.com/articles/trump-administration-asks-openai-stagger-release-new-model-security-concerns https://www.theinformation.com/articles/trump-administration...

Computer0 3mo ago
The information is highly respected in this space.

TrackerFF 3mo ago

Wonder how long before the gov. drops the banhammer on Chinese models.

deleted 3mo ago
[deleted]
Imustaskforhelp 3mo ago
I don't know how effective it might be though given that they would be open-weights. Could US theoretically ban the weights from running on its own soil, I suppose this would just put investment more within other datacenter within Europe,India,Australia and if not, then models could be ran within China itself and even at the worst case scenarios you could use a VPN to access them and VPN nowadays are using Quic/http3 so it would be indistinguishable for the most part from other normal internet traffic. So suffice to say I am unsure what might really happen to be honest.
blazespin 3mo ago
Pretty soon I suspect, otherwise Chinese models are going to have free reign to develop brand goodwill. Question is how this impacts the international posture.
- 4d4m 3mo ago
  They already did and a ban is practically difficult if not impossible to enforce. People resell tokens and compute.

SimianSci 3mo ago

So the trend here is government slowdown of AI releases to the public. No discussion around monetary incentives either. I expect a negative response from markets as this basically means that the party bus just got pulled over.

verdverm 3mo ago

Is polymarket the best source for when the actual release happens? Slightly sarcastic, but also ample evidence and charges for insider trading in the US government this year

Computer0 3mo ago
I believe the initial reporting comes from 'The Information' which is highly respected. They have a substantial paywall however, so it won't likely be linked here. (https://www.theinformation.com/articles/trump-administration-asks-openai-stagger-release-new-model-security-concerns https://www.theinformation.com/articles/trump-administration...)

greenavocado 3mo ago

China, PLEASE save us!

ChrisArchitect 3mo ago

https://www.reuters.com/business/trump-administration-asks-openai-stagger-release-new-model-information-reports-2026-06-25/ https://www.reuters.com/business/trump-administration-asks-o...

AaronAPU 3mo ago

I’m fine with this as long as they immediately approve me in particular.

blazespin 3mo ago

Ban on Chinese models is coming on pretty soon. Seems unlikely they're going to shut down openAI and anthropic, but not foreign models.

tokioyoyo 3mo ago
This will be a fun watch, because other countries won't rush to ban Chinese models. Fun times, fun times.

biffles 3mo ago

I’m surprised to not see more commentary on this one. Much as folks may dislike AI and/or frontier labs, this is not good for capitalism, or democracy for that matter (given the actions of the executive govt today). Seems the writing is on the wall for increasing inequality not just financially but now intelligence and economic opportunity as a result. This will be particularly painful for startups and early stage businesses / SMBs that will be perpetually a step behind (likely multiple steps behind over time) companies with connections (especially those that are not above paying for connections in the admin). I’d suspect bans on open source models to follow, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it hits hardware as well to fully close the loop.

4d4m 3mo ago
Everyone is too busy switching to a less fussy less censored distilled model from another country
standardUser 3mo ago
AI and microchips should probably be treated like nuclear weapons and disease research. They all have profound non-military value, but powerful nations hoard them, build elaborate systems to deter proliferation, and reap most of the benefits. It's not exactly fair, but it's worked surprisingly well with some technologies over several generations. But I don't see it happening soon, which probably means it will be too late. There's simply not enough competent political leadership in the world.
Taikonerd 3mo ago
> I’m surprised to not see more commentary on this one. I agree -- this is big news, but the thread only has 21 comments?! When the Trump admin kinda-sorta banned Fable a week ago, it seemed like it might be a one-off event: handicapping Anthropic because the administration has a grudge against them. But today's news makes it seem like we're moving into a whole different world of AI regulation: each US model will have to be approved for release by regulators! And not only that, but the administration will whitelist who gets to use it "customer by customer." (Altman's words.)
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deleted 3mo ago

[deleted]

palpost 3mo ago

- [ ] transformers have hit a scaling wall - [x] llms are so good they're illegal now

ChrisArchitect 3mo ago

Related: OpenAI Leans Toward Waiting Until Next Year for IPO https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48678873 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48678873

grim_io 3mo ago

Let's build the best AI infrastructure in the world, to serve yesterday's technology. At this point the stupidity is expected, not surprising.