OpenAI Cancels Release Of New AI Model Over Safety Concerns1

• EDUCATION, SLIDE
• September 29, 2026

  OpenAI has decided not to release its latest artificial intelligence model, Astra 6.1, after internal testing found that the model failed to meet the company’s safety standards. The decision was announced on Monday, shortly before OpenAI’s annual developer conference, DevDay, in San Francisco. OpenAI’s head of safety systems, Saachi Jain, said Astra 6.1 performed