Astra Delayed Again, Widening Gap Between OpenAI's Internal and Public Models
haider1 · x · 2026-08-19
The observer notes that following the GPT-5.6 delay which bought time for OpenAI to build a pipeline, Astra is now also delayed well beyond its usual timeline. This reinforces the suspicion that the gap between what OpenAI has internally trained and what is publicly available is growing significantly.
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