OpenAI expands AI lineup with GPT-5.6 after delayed public launch

OpenAI will publicly launch its most capable artificial intelligence model, GPT-5.6, on Thursday after delaying the release last month at the request of the US government, as concerns grow over the potential misuse of advanced AI systems for national security purposes. The delay came amid heightened scrutiny of frontier AI models by US authorities, who have expressed concerns that increasingly capable systems could be exploited by foreign governments or military organisations. According to an Axios report, the Trump administration approved a broad public launch of GPT-5.6 after additional testing and meetings between OpenAI and US government officials. Government scrutiny shapes AI model releases The United States and China remain locked in a race to develop increasingly advanced artificial intelligence models....