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OpenAI launches GPT-5.6 after a government security review
The Verge AI OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.6 after government greenlight — and announces ‘ChatGPT Work’
OpenAI publicly released GPT-5.6 after the Trump administration cleared it on cybersecurity grounds, alongside a new ChatGPT Work agent for multi-step tasks.
Why it matters
ChatGPT's newest model is now available to everyone, plus a new 'ChatGPT Work' agent that can handle full projects for you.
Latest brief · Jul 22, 2026