OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company made "a lot of adjustments" during consultations with the Trump administration before moving forward with releasing its latest artificial intelligence model to the public.
Altman said in an interview Thursday that OpenAI had "collaborative back-and-forth communications" with senior U.S. officials, including U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant, in the weeks leading up to the full release of GPT-5.6.
GPT-5.6 was initially only available to select partners after the Trump administration requested a phased release. GPT-5.6 is set to be made available to the public on Thursday after OpenAI said it received approval from U.S. government leadership.
Altman did not disclose what adjustments OpenAI has made in the process, but said that the US government is testing the new model and looking for potential problems.
"I think as long as the process is understandable, fair and quick, that's fine," he said. "The government seems to really buy into these goals. I suspect the next time a new model is rolled out, the whole process will be much smoother. We already understand the process and know how to work better together."