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OpenAI Limits GPT-5.6 Sol Release at Trump's Request

OpenAI Limits GPT-5.6 Sol Release at Trump's Request

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Trump's AI executive order is a giveaway to Silicon Valley dressed up as regulation. The 30-day voluntary review window was watered down from 90 days after Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and David Sacks lobbied Trump directly — making clear that industry insiders, not public safety, shaped this policy. OpenAI itself called the restricted GPT-5.6 Sol rollout a short-term step, signaling even the companies know this framework isn't built to last.

Frontier AI models can develop dangerous capabilities without warning, and voluntary industry self-regulation simply isn't enough to protect the public. The GPT-5.6 Sol restricted rollout shows the government is right to demand pre-release assessments — the current regulatory landscape is too vague and constantly shifting, leaving real security gaps. Clear licensing standards and enforceable compliance mechanisms are the only way to keep pace with rapidly advancing AI.


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