OpenAI's newest AI model is getting a gatekeeper before most people can try it: the U.S.government.The company says GPT-5.6 Sol, its newest flagship model, will start with a limited preview for a small group of trusted partners.
OpenAI said it previewed the model's capabilities with the U.S.government ahead of launch and, at the government's request, is starting with a limited group of trusted partners whose participation has been shared with the government before a broader rollout.
The model will reportedly be accessible only to customers approved by the Trump administration during this initial preview period.MOST PROMINENT AI CHATBOTS HAVE LIBERAL BIAS, NEW STUDY FINDSThat to me is a big shift.Usually, you hear about a new AI model and wonder when you can use it.
Now, the bigger question may be who gets access first and how those decisions are made.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportOpenAI is limiting access to GPT-5.6 Sol as U.S.officials review potential cybersecurity risks tied to the powerful new AI model.
(Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson)GPT-5.6 Sol is part of OpenAI's new GPT-5.6 lineup, which also includes Terra and Luna.OpenAI describes Sol as its strongest model yet, with improvements in coding, biology and cybersecurity tasks.
In its public announcement, OpenAI said GPT-5.6 models will initially be available through the API and Codex to a select group of trusted partners and organizations, with broader availability planned for ChatGPT, Codex and the API soon.As of early July, OpenAI says GPT-5.6 isn’t available in ChatGPT during the preview, and the company has not announced a general-availability date.The cybersecurity part is what has Washington paying close attention.
OpenAI says Sol is better at helping people find and fix software vulnerabilities than reliably carrying out full cyberattacks.The company also says Sol does not cross its internal "Cyber Critical" threshold, although it admits benchmark tests cannot predict every possible use when the...