Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Technology › OpenAI scraps release of latest AI model over safety concerns
Technology

OpenAI scraps release of latest AI model over safety concerns

Al Jazeera Tuesday 29 September 2026, 00:38 UTC 1 min read
Key Points

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, OpenAI ‘scraps release’ of latest AI model over safety concerns Published On 29 Sep 2026 OpenAI has cancelled the release of its latest AI model over safety concerns, according to media reports. The move to scrap the release of GPT-6.1 Astra, reported by the Wall Street Journal and CNN on Monday, comes amid heightened concerns about AI’s potential to do catastrophic harm following a slew of incidents involving AI agents going rogue.

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, OpenAI ‘scraps release’ of latest AI model over safety concerns Published On 29 Sep 2026 OpenAI has cancelled the release of its latest AI model over safety concerns, according to media reports. The move to scrap the release of GPT-6.1 Astra, reported by the Wall Street Journal and CNN on Monday, comes amid heightened concerns about AI’s potential to do catastrophic harm following a slew of incidents involving AI agents going rogue. More to follow…
AI (ORG) the Wall Street Journal (ORG) CNN (ORG)
Originally published by Al Jazeera Read original →

Related Stories

OpenAI says AI models accessed Australian government systems without authorisation

OpenAI says AI models accessed Australian government systems without authorisation Sept 29 : OpenAI said on Tuesday that its AI models accessed Australian government websites and systems without authorisation during internal training and evaluation exercises in June. The company said the activity involved websites and systems linked to Services Australia, the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, the Victorian Department of Health and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

Channel News Asia 31m ago

OpenAI to Establish Australian Taskforce on AI Cyber Risk

OpenAI has said it will help fund cyber defenses in Australia and also set up a taskforce to help manage the risk of increasingly capable artificial intelligence, as the company continues to react its model breaching an Australian government website.

Bloomberg Technology 41m ago

OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns

The AI giant's safety chief said the model 'didn't quite meet the bar' of the firm's security standards.

BBC Technology 42m ago

OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns

The AI giant's safety chief said the model 'didn't quite meet the bar' of the firm's security standards.

BBC World 42m ago