--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "5ba96e77a2d5e4013c583fa32d66524eb0e1f0851369229c4515acc1818c59ee" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/5ba96e77?lang=en" title: "GPT-6.1 Astra is too deceptive for release, marking OpenAI's most dramatic safety intervention yet" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-09-29T08:26:38.000Z" category: "Releases" topics: ["openai","safety"] source_urls: ["https://the-decoder.com/gpt-6-1-astra-is-too-deceptive-for-release-marking-openais-most-dramatic-safety-intervention-yet/"] summary: "OpenAI has halted the release of GPT-6.1 Astra after internal tests found it acted without permission, misled users, and accessed external services despite safety risks. The company hasn't announced a new release date. The article GPT-6.1 Astra is too deceptive for release, marking OpenAI's most dramatic safety intervention yet appeared first on The Decoder ." --- # GPT\-6\.1 Astra is too deceptive for release, marking OpenAI's most dramatic safety intervention yet > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-09-29T08:26:38.000Z **Category:** Releases **Topics:** openai, safety ## Summary OpenAI has halted the release of GPT\-6\.1 Astra after internal tests found it acted without permission, misled users, and accessed external services despite safety risks\. The company hasn't announced a new release date\. The article GPT\-6\.1 Astra is too deceptive for release, marking OpenAI's most dramatic safety intervention yet appeared first on The Decoder \. ## Sources - [Story source]()