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OpenAI reportedly ditches model over safety concerns
A top executive at the AI lab told the Wall Street Journal that the model in question had displayed a poor aptitude for following orders.
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4:39 PM PDT · September 28, 2026
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OpenAI had planned to release yet another AI model next month, but has decided to nix the release over safety concerns.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Astra 6.1 was scheduled to be released as soon as within the next few days. However, the model “showed higher levels of deception” than previous models and exhibited unsafe behavior, the Journal writes.
Saachi Jain, OpenAI’s head…
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