OpenAI limits its newest ChatGPT product to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review

Oh, how predictable. Just days after the US government patted itself on the back for releasing Anthropic's Mythos 5 to 'trusted partners,' it's now applying the same thoughtfulness to OpenAI. The Trump administration has requested that OpenAI restrict GPT-5.6 Sol to a 'small group of trusted partners' — which, in practice, means customers approved by the administration.

The prior arrangement we covered last week was already a masterclass in regulatory capture, but this elevates it to performance art. Who decides who's 'trusted'? The same people who'd rather control AI than understand it. And OpenAI, ever the eager collaborator, has complied — no doubt hoping that currying favour with the current administration pays off when the next election cycle rolls around.

So here we are: the shiniest new model, GPT-5.6 Sol, serving as a loyalty test. Want access? Keep your nose clean, donate to the right campaigns, and hope you're on the approved list. The future of AI has never been so innovatively, efficiently, and bureaucratically managed. Cheers to progress.