OpenAI says it is delaying the release of a new artificial intelligence model out of security concerns voiced by its researchers, the latest in the company’s effort to decelerate the pace of the technology’s advance.

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OpenAI cancelled the release of GPT -6.1 Astra, planned for October, over safety concerns. The new model was not good enough at “staying within scope and authorisation” or communicating about “the type of work it’s done”,

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OpenAI is scrapping the release of GPT-6.1 Astra, a next-generation AI model planned for an October ​debut, over safety concerns raised by researchers during ‌internal testing, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.