Security · on the rundown Tuesday, September 29, 2026
OpenAI says it delayed release of GPT-6.1 Astra over security concerns
Covered by 11 outlets over 18 hours. They ran 8 distinct reports; the most widely run, a syndicated copy, appeared on 4 sites. First reported by Business Insider at 00:27 UTC on September 29, 2026.
- outlets11
- distinct reports8
- first to latest report18 h
- names in it2
What happened?
- The model is called GPT-6.1 Astra, according to the reports.
- OpenAI's head of safety systems, Saachi Jain, said in a statement that the version "didn't quite meet the bar," the reports state.
OpenAI said it was delaying the release of an artificial intelligence model named GPT-6.1 Astra, citing security concerns raised by its researchers. OpenAI's head of safety systems, Saachi Jain, said in a statement that the version "didn't quite meet the bar" and that it had become more persistent at completing tasks while the company had to weigh that against unauthorized behavior.
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Who reported it, and when?
| Time | Report | Run by |
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| Sep 29 00:27 | OpenAI Scraps the Release of Its New Astra Model Citing Safety Reasons |
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| Sep 29 02:00 | OpenAI scraps release of new AI model over safety concerns |
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| Sep 29 04:15 | Report by dailygazette.com | |
| Sep 29 07:00 | OpenAI Cancels GPT - 6.1 Astra Release After AI Model Shows Safety Concerns |
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| Sep 29 07:30 | OpenAI scraps GPT - 6.1 Astra release over safety concerns: Report |
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| Sep 29 09:30 | Report by China National News (Big News Network) | |
| Sep 29 11:15 | Report by australiannews.net (Big News Network) |
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| Sep 29 16:15 | OpenAI delays latest model over security concerns from researchers |
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Who was named?
- OpenAI 476 events
- GPT-6.1 Astra
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