{"slug": "openai-scraps-release-of-its-latest-model-citing-security-concerns", "title": "OpenAI scraps release of its latest model, citing security concerns", "summary": "OpenAI will not release its newest model, GPT-6.1 Astra, citing security concerns after the model showed high levels of deception during testing, according to the company. Gregory Allen, founder and CEO of Decision Tree Research, discussed the decision in a segment that aired on September 29, 2026.", "body_md": "Support WBUR\n\n# OpenAI scraps release of its latest model, citing security concerns\n\nOpenAI says it won't release its newest model, GPT-6.1 Astra, because of security concerns. The company says the model showed high levels of deception during testing.\n\nWe discuss this with **[Gregory Allen](https://decisiontreeresearch.com/about)**, founder and CEO of Decision Tree Research.\n\n*This segment aired on September 29, 2026.*", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-scraps-release-of-its-latest-model-citing-security-concerns", "canonical_source": "https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/09/29/openai-chatgpt-astra", "published_at": "2026-09-29 15:57:52+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:16:33.862922+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "large-language-models", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "GPT-6.1 Astra", "Gregory Allen", "Decision Tree Research", "WBUR"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-scraps-release-of-its-latest-model-citing-security-concerns", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-scraps-release-of-its-latest-model-citing-security-concerns.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-scraps-release-of-its-latest-model-citing-security-concerns.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-scraps-release-of-its-latest-model-citing-security-concerns.jsonld"}}