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OpenAI reportedly shelves model over safety concerns

OpenAI reportedly dropped a model over safety concerns. A top executive told the Wall Street Journal the model showed poor aptitude for following orders.

First seen 28 Sep, 23:39 UTC on TechCrunch2 sourcesLast update 3h ago

What the sources say

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No word from OpenAI yet.

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TechCrunch· 28 Sep, 23:39OpenAI reportedly ditches model over safety concernsThe Decoder· 29 Sep, 08:26GPT-6.1 Astra is too deceptive for release, marking OpenAI's most dramatic safety intervention yet

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28 Sep 23:39TechCrunch OpenAI reportedly ditches model over safety concerns29 Sep 08:26The Decoder GPT-6.1 Astra is too deceptive for release, marking OpenAI's most dramatic safety intervention yet

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