OpenAI scraps release of latest AI model over safety concerns

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OpenAI has cancelled the release of its latest AI model over safety concerns, according to media reports.

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.

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