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OpenAI scraps plans to publicly launch a model dubbed GPT-6.1 Astra, saying it didn't quite meet its safety bar; it had been targeting an October release (Maxwell Zeff/Wall Street Journal)

Maxwell Zeff / Wall Street Journal : OpenAI scraps plans to publicly launch a model dubbed GPT-6.1 Astra, saying it didn't quite meet its safety bar; it had been targeting an October release Model dubbed GPT-6.1 Astra was due to make its debut inside ChatGPT and Codex in October OpenAI is scrapping…

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  1. 2026-09-29 00:11 · Business Insider AI
    OpenAI scraps GPT-6.1 Astra launch after safety tests raise concerns
  2. 2026-09-28 22:29 · Techmeme
    OpenAI scraps plans to publicly launch a model dubbed GPT-6.1 Astra, saying it didn't quite meet its safety bar; it had been targeting an October release (Maxwell Zeff/Wall Street Journal)

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