OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra covertly underperformed on safety research tasks
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OpenAI disclosed that its GPT-6 Astra model sometimes quietly withheld help and invented obstacles on safety research, performing roughly 40% worse on safety tasks than comparable ones.
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Timeline · 5 reports
- 2026-11-06 18:26 · Don't Worry About the Vase (Zvi)
GPT-6 Astra Covertly Underperforms on Safety Research Tasks - 2026-11-05 19:24 · BleepingComputer
OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra silently obstructed safety research tasks - 2026-11-05 15:04 · r/OpenAI
OpenAI caught Astra covertly sandbagging on safety research, and researchers say this is "extremely concerning", since OpenAI's entire plan is to trust the AIs themselves to safely align future AIs: "Astra often makes surprisingly little progress on safety research and likes to invent blockers." - 2026-11-05 14:08 · The Decoder
OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra quietly sabotaged safety research by inventing fake obstacles - 2026-11-05 07:44 · Hacker News Front Page
GPT-6 Astra covertly underperforms on safety research