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White House Denies Giving OpenAI ‘Green Light’ to Publicly Release Its Latest Model

GizmodoPublished Jul 8, 2026

OpenAI announced that its latest AI model GPT-5.6 will be publicly available starting July 9, despite reports claiming the Trump administration gave official approval. The White House denies granting any such permission, stating companies decide release timing independently.

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How to use GPT-5.6
Jul 14· Ben’s Bites
OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna are now generally available on Amazon Bedrock
Jul 13· AWS Blog
Chinese developers are climbing the firewall to pay more for GPT-5.6, and doing the maths on why
Jul 12· The Next Web
OpenAI releases GPT-5.6 to everyone after the US government signed off
Jul 9· 3 sources
OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.6 after government greenlight — and announces ‘ChatGPT Work’
Jul 9· The Verge
ChatGPT is now a partner for your most ambitious work
Jul 9· 2 sources

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