Last week, OpenAI announced its latest model release with slightly less fanfare than usual. Sure, the industry is excited about GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna. But, in a twist, the new model family is launching only as a limited preview “for a small group of trusted partners” vetted by the U.S. government. According to a company blog post, the staggered rollout is a “short-term step” while OpenAI works with the Trump administration to comport with the White House’s suddenly very hands-on approach to A.I. regulation: “We don’t believe this kind of government access process should become the long-term default. It keeps the best tools from users, developers, enterprises, cyber defenders, and global partners who need them.”