OpenAI halts planned Astra 6.1 release over safety concerns
France 24 reports the agentic model did not meet safety standards, but provides no details on the decision or whether the cancellation is permanent.
OpenAI has cancelled the planned release of its agentic model Astra 6.1 after it failed to meet safety standards, France 24 reported on 29 September.
The report does not identify which standards were unmet or explain how the decision was reached. It also does not say whether the cancellation is permanent.
The decision puts the model’s safety assessment at the centre of its release plans, though the available report provides no further detail on the process or findings.
Separately, France 24 reported, citing Reuters, that rival AI company Anthropic is devoting a large majority of its IPO prospectus to AI-related risk factors.
