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published_at: "2026-09-28T23:39:20.000Z"
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source_urls: ["https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/28/openai-reportedly-ditches-model-over-safety-concerns/","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49886416","https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/technology/openai-astra-safety.html","https://www.wired.com/story/openai-delays-release-of-latest-model-over-safety-concerns/"]
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# OpenAI reportedly ditches model over safety concerns

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**Published:** 2026-09-28T23:39:20.000Z
**Category:** Models
**Topics:** openai, safety

## Summary

A top executive at the AI lab told the Wall Street Journal that the model in question had displayed a poor aptitude for following orders\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/28/openai-reportedly-ditches-model-over-safety-concerns/>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49886416>)
- [Story source](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/technology/openai-astra-safety.html>)
- [Story source](<https://www.wired.com/story/openai-delays-release-of-latest-model-over-safety-concerns/>)