U.S. government will decide who gets to use latest upgrade to ChatGPT

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The Trump administration is expanding oversight of AI by requiring federal government vetting of companies seeking access to OpenAI's latest ChatGPT upgrade, marking a shift from its earlier laissez-faire approach.

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# U.S. government will decide who gets to use latest upgrade to ChatGPT Source: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/06/26/openai-says-us-government-will-vet-users-its-latest-ai-model/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/06/26/openai-says-us-government-will-vet-users-its-latest-ai-model/) Democracy Dies in Darkness The Trump administration came to power preaching a laissez\-faire approach to AI but has lately increased oversight of the industry\. June 26, 2026 at 1:48 p\.m\. EDT35 minutes ago OpenAI made clear it is concerned about increased government oversight\. \(Dado Ruvic/Reuters\) ![](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/washpost/4b7608a1-20ec-4b1e-ae34-fe587d3a220d.png&h=196&w=196) SAN FRANCISCO — The federal government will vet companies that want to access the latest technology developed by ChatGPT\-maker OpenAI, in a major expansion of the Trump administration’s regulation of Silicon Valley\. --- ![](https://www.washingtonpost.com/dr/resources/images/generic-newsletter-signup.png) ![](https://www.washingtonpost.com/dr/resources/images/generic-newsletter-signup.png)

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