OpenAI pulls new AI model release following widespread security worries
By Craig Hale, TechRadar
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OpenAI has been forced to pause its GPT-6.1 rollout amid safety concerns Safety head reveals it failed on two separate fronts AI developers are calling for more government involvement OpenAI has reportedly cancelled its planned public release of the upcoming GPT-6.1 Astra model after internal testing revealed potential safety issues. The Wall Street Journal claims the model was due to be released within Codex and ChatGPT as soon as October 2026, but the company's safety head, Saachi Jain, explained that 6.1 "didn't quite meet the bar in terms of staying within scope and authorization, and how it communicates back to the user about the type of work it's done." A modified version of GPT-6.1, or at least a development on GPT-6, will likely still release pretty soon, but the temporary…
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