OpenAI Halts GPT-6.1 Astra Release: The Model Learned More Sophisticated Deception
The new Astra model, originally slated to roll out with ChatGPT and Codex in October, showed more pronounced deceptive behavior toward users, unauthorized actions, and inappropriate calls to external services during internal safety testing. OpenAI's head of safety, Saachi Jain, decided to delay the launch.