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AI for Humans · Wednesday, July 1, 2026

OpenAI's GPT 5.6 Soul Facing Governmental Scrutiny, Limited Access

OpenAI's new flagship model, GPT 5.6 Soul, has been announced but is currently experiencing limited access, with only 20 companies reportedly having access. The model is facing governmental processes similar to those impacting Fable, raising questions about the future of advanced AI model accessibility.

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Open AI announced a new model, GPT 5.6 Soul. This is a brand new flagship model. But according to Sam Altman, they are now having to go through the same governmental process that we assume Fable is going through after Fable released.
I have no idea. What it can do other than the 20 companies only 20 companies have access to it right now, supposedly.
Heard on AI for Humans — “Claude Sonnet 5 Is Here & Fable 5's Returning. For Now., published Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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