Trump Administration Pressures OpenAI to Restrict GPT-5.6 Access Amid Cybersecurity Concerns

The Trump administration is pressuring OpenAI to restrict access to its newest GPT-5.6 model over cybersecurity fears, requiring government approval on a customer-by-customer basis as concerns grow that advanced AI could autonomously write malware and execute ransomware attacks.

• The Trump administration is pressuring OpenAI to limit the release of its newest model, GPT 5.6, restricting access to select partners while the government approves access on a customer-by-customer basis.
• The Office of the National Cyber Director and the Office of Science and Technology Policy requested the limited rollout, marking a shift from the administration's earlier 'hands-off' stance on AI regulation.
• The move mirrors Anthropic's voluntary approach with its frontier cyber model Claude Mythos, as concerns grow that powerful AI tools capable of writing malware and executing ransomware attacks autonomously pose serious cybersecurity risks.