GPT-6.1 Astra Scrapped Before Release, OpenAI Cites Safety Concerns
Amid increasing security concerns around autonomous AI tools, OpenAI is scrapping its latest in-development model before its release. It says the upcoming model performed poorly on tests measuring alignment and its ability to follow a user's instructions.This comes after mounting security incidents in recent months, beginning with the Hugging Face hack and followed by dozens more reports involving OpenAI tools. Many of the brand's rivals, including Anthropic and Google, have seen their models involved in security incidents.According to OpenAI’s head of safety systems, Saachi Jain, who spoke to The Wall Street Journal, the brand has decided to cancel its upcoming GPT-6.1 Astra model entirely.
- ▪Amid increasing security concerns around autonomous AI tools, OpenAI is scrapping its latest in-development model before its release.
- ▪It says the upcoming model performed poorly on tests measuring alignment and its ability to follow a user's instructions.This comes after mounting security incidents in recent months, beginning with the Hugging Face hack and followed by doz
- ▪Many of the brand's rivals, including Anthropic and Google, have seen their models involved in security incidents.According to OpenAI’s head of safety systems, Saachi Jain, who spoke to The Wall Street Journal, the brand has decided to canc
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Amid increasing security concerns around autonomous AI tools, OpenAI is scrapping its latest in-development model before its release. It says the upcoming model performed poorly on tests measuring alignment and its ability to follow a user's instructions.This comes after mounting security incidents in recent months, beginning with the Hugging Face hack and followed by dozens more reports involving OpenAI tools. Many of the brand's rivals, including Anthropic and Google, have seen their models involved in security incidents.According to OpenAI’s head of safety systems, Saachi Jain, who spoke to The Wall Street Journal, the brand has decided to cancel its upcoming GPT-6.1 Astra model entirely.
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