WSJ: OpenAI scrapped GPT-6.1 Astra over safety concerns
ryanmerket · reddit · 2026-09-29
According to RuntimeWire citing The Wall Street Journal, OpenAI scrapped a model version dubbed GPT-6.1 Astra over safety concerns. The report is a third-party account without official confirmation, but if accurate it would mark a rare case of OpenAI canceling a planned model release purely on safety grounds.
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