OpenAI Scraps AI Model Over Safety
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 Sept 28.Reported by 9 of 12 outlets; wording from The Straits Times.
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OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and rival Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei earlier this month joined industry leaders in calling for a slower pace of AI development and stronger safety measures.
OpenAI says it is delaying the release of a new artificial intelligence model out of security concerns voiced by its researchers.
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OpenAI said in a statement that it will resume training “only when we are confident that we have additional safeguards” in place, adding that it expects it will have to “hit pause” again as AI develops and other issues emerge.
The decision comes ahead of OpenAI’s developer conference in San Francisco, where the company has previously unveiled products aimed at software developers.
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- 27 Sep
OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount.
- 28 Sep
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 Sept 28.
- 29 Sep
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has joined other industry leaders in calling for a slowdown, warning that companies do not yet have adequate safeguards to control the most capable systems.
Coverage 13 articles
29 Sep OpenAI cancels release of newest model due to safety concerns
Dawn
29 Sep OpenAI delays latest model over security concerns, as industry faces pressure
NPR
29 Sep OpenAI scraps release of next-generation ChatGPT model amid safety fears
Daily Mail
29 Sep OpenAI delays latest model over security concerns, as industry faces new safety pressures
Toronto Star
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29 Sep OpenAI scraps release of new ‘Astra’ model over safety concerns
Washington Examiner
29 Sep OpenAI halts model release over safety concerns: "Didn't quite meet the bar"
CBS News- 29 Sep OpenAI scraps release of new AI model over safety concerns
CBC 
29 Sep OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns
BBC
29 Sep OpenAI ‘scraps release’ of latest AI model over safety concerns
Al Jazeera
28 Sep OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing
The Guardian28 Sep OpenAI shelves new AI model after internal safety tests, WSJ reports
The Straits Times
28 Sep OpenAI pulls plug on ‘untrustworthy’ new AI model as tech doomerism mounts: report
New York Post
27 Sep OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue
The Guardian
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