OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing

OpenAI logo displayed at Moscone Center during a technology summit in San Francisco, California, on 17 September. OpenAI logo displayed at Moscone Center during a technology summit in San Francisco, California, on 17 September. GPT-6.1 Astra showed deceptive behaviour and tried to use external tools despite knowing it would be unsafe As AI models go rogue, do you still trust OpenAI and Anthropic to stop them? OpenAI is scrapping the release of a next-generation AI model after researchers raised safety concerns during internal testing. The model, GPT-6.1 Astra, was expected to appear in ChatGPT and Codex in October, designed to handle more complex tasks without human assistance.