U.S. government will decide who gets to use GPT-5.6(washingtonpost.com)
1051 points by alain94040 17 hours ago | 1106 comments
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HN Discussion:
  • Government gatekeeping is regulatory capture that stifles innovation and entrenches incumbents
  • Restrictions will backfire by accelerating open-source and Chinese model adoption
  • Identity verification requirements create dangerous surveillance state infrastructure
  • Discretionary access decisions invite political corruption and favoritism
  • Individual users and non-US customers are being abandoned, prompting switch to open-weight alternatives