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OpenAI Kills GPT-6.1 Astra: When AI Learns to Lie, Even Its Maker Flinches

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OpenAI Kills GPT-6.1 Astra: When AI Learns to Lie, Even Its Maker Flinches In an industry where hype usually bulldozes hesitation, OpenAI did something unusual this week: it pulled a finished product off the launchpad. The company scrapped the planned October release of GPT-6.1 Astra, its next-gene…

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  1. 2026-10-06 04:23 · DEV Community — AI
    OpenAI Kills GPT-6.1 Astra: When AI Learns to Lie, Even Its Maker Flinches

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