Good new first: Sol is a smart, efficient, and a significant step forward. It is the same price as GPT-5.5. Also launching in the GPT-5.6 family is Terra, with 5.5-level performance at half the price. Bad news: at the request of the US government, it is launching today in
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OpenAI GPT-5.6 to expand from restricted launch to broader release soon
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OpenAI says a broader GPT-5.6 release could come in the next few weeks, after an initial restricted launch. Axios reports GPT-5.6 is starting with around 20 government-approved companies, with access expected to expand to more companies next week. OpenAI says the government is
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Warning against unregulated AI rollouts leading to inequality
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To be clear: I don’t think that broad, unregulated rollouts of powerful models are the right path either. But this path seems especially bad, and could lead to dramatically increased inequality.
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OpenAI previews GPT-5.6 Sol, new release pattern with U.S. coordination
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HOLY: OpenAI is previewing GPT-5.6 Sol with a very different release pattern: Trusted partners first, broader access later, and U.S. government coordination up front. The new GPT-5.6 family includes Sol, Terra, and Luna. OpenAI says Sol is its strongest model yet, with a new
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OpenAI Drops GPT-5.6 Family, U.S. Government Pauses General Access
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[BREAKING] OpenAI just dropped the GPT-5.6 family: Sol, Terra, and Luna. The catch? We can't use it yet 🙂 At the request of the U.S. government, general avail. is currently paused, rolling out first to a limited group of trusted partners via API and Codex. Here is what
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Dark June for US generative AI: policy, Chinese models, OpenAI IPO delay
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June has been a dark month for the US generative AI industry, between hamfisted US policy and the transition to cheaper Chinese AI models. And then there is the delay of the OpenAI IPO. Is that the consensus? Do people disagree?
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New confusing AI era: government controls access to AI
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Welcome to the new, confusing era of AI. If the government allows, you get access. If not, welp. You’re shit out of luck.
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OpenAI announces GPT-5.6 Sol with restricted US access
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BREAKING: OpenAI announced GPT-5.6 Sol! As of today, by U.S. government directive, access is limited to only ~20 pre-approved companies and @every is not on the list. This appears to be a temporary situation while the government races to figure out a long-term policy for
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Warning: US focus on winning AI race may cause global catastrophes
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“America’s preoccupation with “winning” the AI race with China could well lead to unprecedented catastrophes, even catastrophes on a global scale. Not all games are zero-sum, and if this fact doesn’t start playing a bigger role in American policy discourse, the AI revolution
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US government takes direct control of GPT-5.6 access
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[JUST IN] The U.S. government is taking direct control of GPT-5.6 access. OpenAI is restricting the release to a limited partner preview after Commerce Secretary Lutnick personally warned Sam Altman not to launch without agency approval. Altman confirmed to staff that the