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OpenAI pulls new AI model release following widespread security worries

OpenAI has been forced to pause its GPT-6.1 rollout amid safety concerns
Safety head reveals it failed on two separate fronts
AI developers are calling for more government involvement

OpenAI has reportedly cancelled its planned public release of the upcoming GPT-6.1 Astra model after internal testing revealed potential safety issues.

TheWall Street Journal claims the model was due to be released within Codex and ChatGPT as soon as October 2026, but the company's safety head, Saachi Jain, explained that 6.1 "didn't quite meet the bar."

A modified version of GPT-6.1, or at least a development on GPT-6, will likely still release pretty soon, but the temporary pause highlights ongoing issues that all AI developers seem to be facing with increasingly sophisticated models.

OpenAI halts GPT-6.1 Astra rollout

The WSJreporting reveals that the model actually failed on two separate instances – firstly, it continued working on a task beyond...

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Protesters gather at OpenAI’s DevDay

On Tuesday, OpenAI’s annual DevDay event began with protests, flyers and chants. “Sam Altman, get off it, put people over profit,” said a group of protesters marching in a circle in front of a series of signs that spelled out “PEOPLE OVER PROFIT.” More than a dozen organizations came

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OpenAI launches Dots, its Muse competitor

OpenAI is responding to Meta’s buzzy Muse AI with agentic helpers of its own: Dots. During its DevDay keynote on Tuesday, OpenAI announced that Dots will serve as always-on AI assistants that can “do nearly anything” across connected apps in the background while learning your preferences over time. The

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Bill Gates tells Ezra Klein AI crossed bio and cyber thresholds this year

Bill Gates says AI crossed two danger thresholds early this year: it can now help a bioterrorist, and it can power a crippling cyberattack. He made the case on The Ezra Klein Show, in an interview published by The New York Times on Tuesday. “We crossed the cyber threshold and

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BYD says it will have a solid-state car next year, the earliest date anyone has given

BYD executive vice-president Stella Li says the company will have one model with solid-state batteries next year, which is the earliest date any carmaker has given. Toyota says 2027 or 2028, Mercedes and Honda closer to 2030, and LG Energy Solution puts solid-state in electric cars roughly a decade away.

OpenAI halts GPT-6.1 Astra rollout

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Protesters gather at OpenAI’s DevDay

OpenAI launches Dots, its Muse competitor

Bill Gates tells Ezra Klein AI crossed bio and cyber thresholds this year

BYD says it will have a solid-state car next year, the earliest date anyone has given