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‘Didn’t quite meet the bar’: OpenAI won’t release new AI model due to safety concerns

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — OpenAI said it won't release its latest model, dubbed GPT-6.1 Astra, because it "didn't quite meet the bar" for safety. The decision, which the Wall Street Journal first reported on Monday, comes as industry leaders call for an AI development slowdown.

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By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — OpenAI said it won't release its latest model, dubbed GPT-6.1 Astra, because it "didn't quite meet the bar" for safety.

The decision, which the Wall Street Journal first reported on Monday, comes as industry leaders call for an AI development slowdown.

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By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — OpenAI said it won't release its latest model, dubbed GPT-6.1 Astra, because it "didn't quite meet the bar" for safety. The decision, which the Wall Street Journal first reported on Monday, comes as industry leaders call for an AI development slowdown. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei first proposed "pacing the

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