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NEW GPT 5.6 is INSANE!
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- Jun 26, 2026
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GPT-5.6 Is Gated: Staggered Rollout, Customer-by-Customer Approval, and How to Stay ProductiveThe episode discusses reports that GPT-5.6 Plus is being rolled out in a staggered, limited preview rather than to everyone at once, allegedly after the US government asked OpenAI to limit the release following the Fable 5 incident where a powerful model was taken down after three days. Citing articles and reports from Axios, Silicon Angle, The Information, and a tweet by Stephanie Palazzolo, it describes a customer-by-customer approval process during the preview period, with a hoped-for wider rollout a couple of weeks later (possibly mid-July), and notes Sam Altman reportedly said this isn’t OpenAI’s preferred long-term approach. The script contrasts this gated US trend with open releases of Chinese models like GLM 5.2, and argues the solution is building an “Agent OS” system that can swap models quickly so work continues even when models are gated or pulled, promoting the AI Profit Boardroom and its tools, training, tutorials, community, and coaching. 00:00 GPT-5.6 Limited Access 00:42 Government Staggered Rollout 01:40 Approval By Customer 02:15 China Open Source Contrast 03:06 New Normal For Launches 04:43 How Gated Launch Works 05:18 Why This Sets Precedent 07:21 Stop Relying On Drops 09:07 Agent OS Approach 09:50 AI Profit Boardroom Pitch 10:36 Wrong Assumptions Now 11:51 Live System Examples 12:34 Key Takeaways And Fix 13:29 Boardroom Features Tour 14:41 Final Call To Action