OpenAI gets to release 5.6 slowly to partners. Anthropic can't release it at all. Seems like the USG is playing favorites. There is no transparency here.
Summary
The author alleges that the U.S. government is showing favoritism by allowing OpenAI to release its model 5.6 slowly to partners while preventing Anthropic from releasing at all, criticizing a lack of transparency in the process.
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