OpenAI will initially only release ChatGPT 5.6 to government-approved customers, California launched a tracker for AI-related job losses, and the most popular Grok feature is exactly what you think

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OpenAI will initially only release ChatGPT 5.6 to government-approved customers.
California launched a tracker for AI-related job losses, and the most popular Grok feature is exactly what you think. It's Friday, June 26th, and here's a quick look at some of the news happening in and around tech this morning from Engadget.
You may not be able to use the new ChatGPT 5.6 as soon as it's finished. According to a report in The Information, OpenAI plans to stagger the release of its new AI model, and the first users will only be parties that are approved by the federal government. The publication's sources said that, according to a staff memo from CEO Sam Altman, federal leaders will be approving access customer by customer during this preview period, hopefully followed a couple of weeks later by a more general release of the 5.6 model. Altman told employees in a memo, we've made clear to the US government that this is not our preferred long-term model and we'll work with them and others in industry to achieve a more sustainable approach for future releases. Several agencies appear to be involved in directing the change in course from OpenAI. The information cited interactions with the Office of the National Cyber Director and the Office of Science and Technology Policy, as well as involvement from Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Neither the White Houses nor the Office of the National Cyber Director's representatives replied to the publication's requests for comment.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order earlier this month, asking AI companies to participate in a voluntary federal review of their more powerful models before they are publicly released. The government is expected to create a framework to standardize how it will assess new models. Shortly after, however, OpenAI rival Anthropic disabled all access to two of its recent models following a federal directive. That order did not provide specifics around its security concerns, only that the government wanted to block access to Anthropic's tools for any foreign nationals. Between that instance and this additional stage to OpenAI's latest rollout, there still appears to be a fair bit of confusion around how the review process will work and just how voluntary it is.
California has launched a new portal which tracks AI-related job losses in the state, according to the Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom. It's meant to serve as an early warning system for widespread job cuts due to artificial intelligence, allowing the government to proactively determine where inventions may be needed the most. The website says Newsom's office worked with the California Employment Development Department, as well as with the California Policy Lab at the University of California, to conduct research to measure AI-related job losses. They use unemployment insurance claims data combined with AI exposure measures to come up with the figures in the tracker. Anybody can see the data for themselves, and the tracker will be updated monthly. Now, as Bloomberg noted, the tracker was built during a time when there's increasing pressure on authorities to be more proactive when it comes to AI-driven job loss. Politicians are keen on being seen as a champion of the masses against AI, even more so for politicians in California, where many big tech companies are based. Newsom, who's believed to be running for president in 2028, recently signed an executive order requiring state agencies to develop plans for offsetting AI's effects on California workers. The tracker will let you see potential AI exposure by different groups, such as age, education, gender, industry, race and ethnicity, as well as by region. For instance, people in the 25 to 35 age group seems to be the most vulnerable to AI-related layoffs, females more so than males. According to researchers who study the data used by the tracker, however, it should not be used as a definitive guide. The tracker cannot actually determine whether particular jobs were eliminated due to AI, and the trends seen in it could be caused by other economic factors.