White House Tells OpenAI to Slow-Roll GPT-5.6 Release Over Safety Fears

The Trump administration has asked OpenAI to limit GPT-5.6’s launch to a select group of government-approved partners  and CEO Sam Altman has agreed. Here is what is driving the decision, what it changes, and what it means. What Happened: OpenAI Agrees to a Controlled GPT-5.6 Launch OpenAI’s newest flagship model, GPT-5.6, will not launch the … Read more

Why Would an AI Company Want to Slow Down Its Own Technology?

Imagine building a car, selling it to millions of people — and then publicly warning that it might eventually drive itself off a cliff. That is, roughly, what Anthropic just did.   On June 4, 2026, Anthropic — one of the world’s most valuable AI companies — published a report calling for a global slowdown … Read more