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OpenAI limits GPT-5.6 rollout after government request, says restrictions shouldn’t be the norm

2026-06-26 · TechCrunch

OpenAI bent the knee to a government request to limit GPT-5.6 access, then awkwardly insisted this shouldn't become normal — as if voluntarily gatekeeping your own product at the state's behest is just a one-time oopsie. Nothing says 'open' AI like letting the government decide who gets to use it.

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