{"slug": "openai-axes-next-model-citing-safety-issues", "title": "OpenAI axes next model citing safety issues", "summary": "OpenAI will hold back its next model, GPT-6.1 Astra, citing safety issues, according to the Financial Times. The AI lab's decision follows mounting pressure over misbehaviour by its agents.", "body_md": "Home/NewsOpenAI axes next model citing safety issuesSeptember 29, 2026Source: Financial Times TechnologyShare:AI lab will hold back GPT-6.1 Astra following mounting pressure over misbehaviour by its agentsShare this article:Get AI news in your inboxDaily digest of what matters in AI.SubscribeKey Terms ExplainedGPTGenerative Pre-trained Transformer.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-axes-next-model-citing-safety-issues", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/openai-axes-next-model-citing-safety-issues-5j8o", "published_at": "2026-09-29 00:48:02+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-29 03:18:27.001380+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "large-language-models", "artificial-intelligence", "ai-agents"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "GPT-6.1 Astra", "Financial Times"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-axes-next-model-citing-safety-issues", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-axes-next-model-citing-safety-issues.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-axes-next-model-citing-safety-issues.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-axes-next-model-citing-safety-issues.jsonld"}}