Sam Altman: OpenAI's Best Internal Model Won't Be Released Anytime Soon

rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-10-23

In a Stanford GSB interview, Sam Altman said OpenAI's current strongest internal model won't be released in the near term — before that, the internet's entire cyber defense infrastructure needs to be rebuilt, and the world needs a new layer of protection against biological threats. The implication: the model's capabilities have outgrown what existing safety infrastructure can handle.

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