TechCrunch: 'It's not about Anthropic vs. OpenAI anymore'

What happened

TechCrunch published an analysis arguing that with the GPT-5.6 limited release, OpenAI and Anthropic are now in identical regulatory positions — both blocked by the federal review process that slows frontier model rollouts.

Context and impact

The piece suggests the public debate about regulatory capture (Anthropic) vs. cozying up to Trump (OpenAI) is moot — both labs' interests are aligned. The cost of a haphazard approval process is obvious, and 'there's no fix that helps one lab without helping the others'.

Details

• Published the same day GPT-5.6 Sol launched and Mythos was released to trusted partners
• Argues even a few weeks in review will significantly limit economic upside
• Suggests mounting pressure to streamline the federal review framework
• Frontier labs will likely lobby together for changes
• Two weeks after the US pulled Anthropic Fable and Mythos, OpenAI is in the same limbo