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Report: OpenAI drops GPT-6.1 Astra over safety concerns found in internal testing
Citing the WSJ, the report says Astra was due to launch in ChatGPT and Codex in October, but after safety issues surfaced in internal testing OpenAI decided not to release it at all.
Mark Kretschmann
@mark_kArchived 2026.09.29Originally posted 2026.09.29

Mark Kretschmann @mark_kOriginally posted 2026.09.29
BREAKING: @OpenAI scraps the release of GPT-6.1 Astra over "safety concerns" discovered during internal testing. The model was supposed to launch in ChatGPT and Codex in October, but OpenAI has now decided not to release it at all, according to the WSJ.
x.com/mark_k/status/2104700005324038347Archived 2026.09.29 10:13