The AI Industry as You Know It Died Today
The Algorithmic Bridge Alberto Romero ● Covered by 2 sources
OpenAI announced GPT-5.6 in three versions but the US government requested a staggered release limited to trusted partners rather than broad public access. The preview will grant access on a consumer-by-consumer basis for an unspecified duration before wider availability. This government-mandated restriction represents a shift toward state control of frontier AI models, potentially fragmenting the Western AI ecosystem while allowing competitors like China to advance without similar constraints.
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OpenAI announced GPT-5.6 but a terrible thing has happened
