OpenAI's no-Friday-release theory holds as Astra 6.2 skips launch
haider1 · x · 2026-11-07
Haider notes the theory that OpenAI never ships major models on Fridays aged well: rumored Astra 6.2 didn't launch today. He argues a Friday release would only make sense if the model sucked and OpenAI wanted to bury the news cycle — which isn't the case here.
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