OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6 and New ‘ChatGPT Work’ After Gov’t Approval
▼ Summary
– OpenAI received the Trump administration’s approval to publicly release GPT-5.6 after a two-week “limited preview” period restricted to government-approved organizations due to regulatory drama.
– OpenAI CEO Sam Altman described GPT-5.6 as “the best model we have ever produced.”
– OpenAI also launched a new AI agent called ChatGPT Work on the same day as the public rollout announcement.
– ChatGPT Work combines ChatGPT and Codex, enabling non-technical users to use Codex for non-coding tasks.
– ChatGPT Work is powered by the GPT-5.6 model suite, which includes Sol, Terra, and Luna.
Roughly two weeks after OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 became entangled in regulatory complications , initially released only to government-approved entities during a “limited preview” , the Trump administration has now given the company clearance for a public launch of the model. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman described it as “the best model we have ever produced.”
To mark the occasion, OpenAI simultaneously introduced a new AI agent called ChatGPT Work. Positioned as a fusion of ChatGPT and Codex, this tool is designed to let everyday, non-technical users tap into Codex’s capabilities for tasks that don’t involve coding. Powered by the GPT-5.6 model suite , which includes Sol, Terra, and Luna , ChatGPT Work aims to broaden access to advanced AI functionality.
(Source: The Verge)
