# OpenAI's ChatGPT-5.6 gets the same banhammer treatment as Anthropic’s Mythos from the federal government — source says that Washington cautioned OpenAI against releasing the model without receiving approval

> OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said during a staff Q&A meeting that its latest model, GPT-5. 6, is available in limited preview to only a small group of customers handpicked by the U. S.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/openais-chatgpt-5-6-gets-the-same-banhammer-treatment-as-anthropics-mythos-from-the-federal-government-source-says-that-washington-cautioned-openai-against-releasing-the-model-without-receiving-approval?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a401a65d2e4a413fa9a3255)
- **Published:** 2026-06-27
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #chatgpt #openai #claude #anthropic #ai
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