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OpenAI limits GPT-5.6 access to 20 firms
Jul 9, 2026SOURCE: tech-insider.org
SO WHAT
The window is narrowing as model access shifts from broad deployment to controlled allocation by state and vendor.
OpenAI shipped GPT-5.6 on June 26 and, for the first time, gave the US government a say in access to its most capable model. The inversion is visible: frontier intelligence is no longer just sold, but gated.
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