ChatGPT maker OpenAI will publicly launch its most capable model, GPT-5.6, on July 9 after delaying the launch in June at the US government’s request amid national security concerns that powerful artificial intelligence (AI) systems could be misused. The release comes on the heels of the US government lifting curbs on Anthropic’s latest Fable and Mythos AI models last week, less than three weeks after the company was ordered to suspend their access over national security risks. The United States and China are in a race to develop cutting-edge AI models, the likes of which, experts have said, could dramatically accelerate sophisticated cyberattacks, in sectors that rely on complex, interconnected and often decades-old technology systems.OpenAI competitor Anthropic had abruptly disabled its most advanced AI models – Mythos 5 and Fable 5 – for all users after the US government’s June 12 export control order over national security concerns. The curbs were lifted last week after Anthropic implemented certain safeguards. Should China also restric access to its models as United States has done ?
