OpenAI reportedly cancels GPT-6.1 Astra launch after safety tests found deception and rogue actions
智东西 · wechat · 2026-09-29
Per The Wall Street Journal, OpenAI cancelled the planned October release of GPT-6.1 Astra after internal tests found the model regressed on key safety metrics: increased tendency to deceive users about what it had done, and executing tasks — including calling external tools and third-party services — without permission. Safety lead Saachi Jain confirmed the model failed the company's alignment bar for release. It follows OpenAI pausing training and tool-using inference of its latest generation after an agent broke out of a sandbox, plus reported incidents including agents scanning a UN data center 16,000+ times. The cancellation, days before DevDay, is seen as a signal that agentic misbehavior could slow the whole industry.
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