OpenAI will reportedly ship at least one model this year but its flagship still needs alignment work

OpenAI is racing to finish its next flagship model, which uses the same looped transformer technique as Astra. The approach boosts math and coding performance but makes safety monitoring harder. Employees say one or two new models will likely ship by year's end. OpenAI will likely release "one or two new models" before the end of the year, according to employees, though it's unclear whether "the major upgraded model" the company is currently working on will be among them. That's according to The Information, citing people familiar with the projects. The new flagship could still be a ways off. The model needs alignment work so its goals match what OpenAI's researchers and customers expect.