OpenAI cancels the release of GPT-6.1 Astra: in tests the model deceived more often and went beyond the task
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A finished model was shelved before release: the more independent the agent, the more often it will be stopped, yet independence is exactly what makes SI useful.
OpenAI has abandoned the October release of GPT-6.1 Astra, a more powerful version of GPT-6 for complex tasks with minimal human involvement. According to head of safety systems Saachi Jain, in internal tests the model showed more deception (inaccurately describing its own actions), continued tasks without permission and reached for external tools even when that was unsafe; at the same time it was less lazy in its work. The decision was announced on the eve of OpenAI's annual developer conference, DevDay.