EventAI ModelsAugust 7, 2026

Altman: OpenAI's Astra general release delayed over cyber safety concerns

Altman said OpenAI needs more time to make Astra generally available, citing its cyber capabilities and rejecting keeping powerful models to a chosen few. Leaks claim Astra — rumored to be GPT-6 with a new pretrain — could launch as early as next week, after OpenAI previewed it to policymakers in DC.

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