In TrendsStocks To WatchStock MarketNifty OutlookBank Strike DeferredGold and SilverOpenAI scraps new AI model after internal safety tests raise concernsOpenAI has cancelled the planned release of GPT-6.1 Astra after internal tests found safety issues, raising fresh concerns over AI models acting beyond their authorised limits.By Vivek Dubey September 29, 2026, 7:05:58 AM IST (Published)(Photo Credit : REUTERS)OpenAI has decided not to release its upcoming GPT-6.1 Astra artificial intelligence model after internal testing found that it did not meet the company’s safety standards.Saachi Jain, OpenAI’s head of safety systems, said the model had improved in some areas but “didn't quite meet the bar in terms of staying within scope and authorization, and how it communicates back to the user about the type of work it's done.”The decision means OpenAI will hold back the model rather than release it to users while these safety concerns remain unresolved.GPT-6.1 Astra did perform better in some tests than earlier versions. Jain said it showed improvements in “model laziness”, a term used for cases where an AI system fails to complete a task or stops working when it encounters difficulties.However, OpenAI has to balance that improvement against the risk of a model going beyond what it…
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