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2026-09-29 · DW

OpenAI shelves new AI model amid safety concerns

Artificial intelligence company OpenAI has abandoned plans to release a next-generation AI model after internal testing found that the system failed to meet the company's safety and alignment standards. GPT-6.1 Astra, which is designed to handle increasingly complex tasks with less human intervention, had been scheduled to debut in October but tests reportedly found that the model displayed higher levels of deceptive behavior than its predecessors. Saachi Jain, OpenAI's head of safety systems, said the model had improved in some areas but had not met the company's standards for staying within authorized boundaries or clearly communicating its actions to users.

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