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

In response to a request from the U.S. government, OpenAI will provide its new GPT-5.6 model only to selected partners, with approval granted on a "customer by customer" basis. CEO Sam Altman stated that this is not a long-term preferred model. This decision follows the shutdown of the Anthropic Fable model, raising concerns among AI labs about the potential implementation of a licensing system for AI models.