OpenAI pauses GPT-6.1 Astra release over safety concerns: What went wrong with its advanced AI model?

OpenAI has scrapped plans to release GPT-6.1 Astra in October after internal safety tests found problems with the model’s adherence to human instructions and its compliance with authorized limits, The Wall Street Journal reported on 28 September. Astra was designed to handle more advanced operations on products such as ChatGPT and Codex.

According to the report, the issue was not simply that Astra was more powerful.