OpenAI scraps release of new ‘Astra’ model over safety concerns

OpenAI said Monday that it is no longer releasing its GPT-6.1 Astra model, the company’s most advanced artificial intelligence chatbot, citing safety and security concerns raised by developers testing the model. Saachi Jain, OpenAI’s chi…
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