Woofun AI reports that the US government has instructed OpenAI to release its upcoming GPT-5.6 model in a phased manner. Sam Altman informed employees on Wednesday that the company must first provide access to a limited group of trusted partners before expanding availability to a wider user base. The source indicated that this directive stems from increasing government concern regarding the capabilities of state-of-the-art AI models, following recent regulatory pressures faced by competitor Anthropic PBC.