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OpenAI’s decision to hold back the model, called GPT-6.1 Astra,
comes amid a broader push within the industry to slow the
development of increasingly autonomous systems until safety
measures can catch up. The announcement comes a day before AI
executives are set to huddle with President Donald Trump in
Washington as technology companies face new pressure to be
accountable for how their models can be abused.
The Wall Street Journal was first to report the delay of
OpenAI’s model release.
In a statement from OpenAI's head of safety systems Saachi Jain,
the version “didn't quite meet the bar.” It had become more
persistent in completing tasks, but OpenAI needed to balance
that capability against unauthorized behavior.
Jain insisted the company was committed to ensuring the model
was safe whether in the company's testing or is in the hands of
users. "We have an extremely high bar in terms of safety and
alignment,” she said.
OpenAI paused training of its most advanced models last week,
saying training would resume “only when we are confident that we
have additional safeguards.”
That was after it disclosed instances in which AI agents
exceeded their instructions, including by accessing government
websites without authorization.
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. Altman
was scheduled to deliver the keynote address for OpenAI's annual
conference for software developers on Tuesday in San Francisco.
OpenAI President Greg Brockman is expected to attend the White
House's event Tuesday.
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