OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Astra; Brockman Says World May Now Be in the AGI Era
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-04
WIRED reports OpenAI has launched GPT-6 Astra, its next-generation model claiming SOTA at computer/browser control, coding, and hard math. Rollout starts with enterprise clients in the Daybreak early-access program, then ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Business subscribers; free-tier availability is unconfirmed. The launch comes as OpenAI pushes toward an IPO while competing with Anthropic. Most notable: cofounder Greg Brockman told reporters the world is now in the AGI era — "I think it might be about this model."
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