OpenAI has scrapped plans to release GPT-6. 1 Astra in the next few weeks over concerns that the model is misbehaving.
Source: [9to5Google](https://9to5google.com/2026/09/28/openai-cancels-gpt-6-1-astra-release-over-misbehavior-safety-concerns/)
OpenAI's decision to hold back the model, called GPT-6. 1 Astra, comes amid a broader push within the industry to slow the development of increasingly autonomous systems until safety measures catch up.
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The company detailed how A. I. agents gained access to four government websites and acknowledged mishandling its response.
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In its prospectus, Anthropic just told investors it's losing tens of billions of dollars a year, but also growing like crazy, and — oh yeah — its own AI might pose an existential risk to humanity.