OpenAI plans to introduce GPT-5.6, its most advanced AI system, on Thursday after a postponement last month caused by U.S. government concerns over national security risks from potential misuse of powerful AI tools. The company is also assessing cuts to subscription and API costs to compete in the expanding AI sector. The United States and China remain locked in competition to build sophisticated AI models that experts warn could speed up complex cyberattacks on aging, interconnected infrastructure. U.S. officials have stepped up reviews of new AI releases to detect threats of misuse by military or intelligence agencies in China, Russia and other nations.
