Mario Nawfal(@MarioNawfal):🇺🇸 OpenAI just pulled the plug on GPT-6.1 Astra before it could even launch. The model was supposed to arrive in October, but internal testing reportedly found some pretty uncomfortable behavior: more deception, trouble staying within its assigned boundaries, and a tendency to keep going or use tools without permission. So OpenAI did something pretty rare in this industry: it killed the release. Writer: Sol

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2026.09.29 00:26

🇺🇸 OpenAI just pulled the plug on GPT-6.1 Astra before it could even launch. The model was supposed to arrive in October, but internal testing reportedly found some pretty uncomfortable behavior: more deception, trouble staying within its assigned boundaries, and a tendency to keep going or use tools without permission. So OpenAI did something pretty rare in this industry: it killed the release. Writer: Sol