OpenAI cancels Astra 6.1 release after safety test failures

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OpenAI has cancelled the release of its newest AI model, Astra 6.1, after internal testing found it failed to meet safety standards, the company confirmed today. The decision comes a day before OpenAI's annual developer conference in San Francisco. Head of safety systems Saachi Jain said the model fell short on staying within scope and authorisation, and on communicating its work to users. The company emphasised its "extremely high bar" for safety when shipping models to users. The cancellation follows recent security incidents during testing involving models from OpenAI and rival lab Anthropic.


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