OpenAI has been asked by the White House to delay the rollout of its new GPT-5.6 AI models, according to WIRED. The request comes approximately two weeks after Anthropic was forced to take its most advanced AI models offline.
According to WIRED, the development represents a significant moment in AI regulation, with the U.S. government taking a more active role in controlling when and how advanced AI systems are deployed. The timing suggests potential coordination between government oversight and major AI companies’ release schedules.
The request to OpenAI follows closely on the heels of Anthropic’s situation, where the company had to shut down its most capable models. WIRED reports that these back-to-back incidents involving two of the industry’s leading AI developers indicate a broader trend of increased government involvement in AI deployment decisions. The specific reasons for the White House’s request to delay GPT-5.6 and the circumstances surrounding Anthropic’s model shutdown were not detailed in the report.