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  "id": 10583662,
  "title": "OpenAI scraps release of new AI model over safety concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/openai-scraps-release-of-new-ai-model-over-safety-concerns-10583662",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-29T01:35:51.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/openai-scraps-planned-release-gpt-6-1-astra-9.7361910"
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  "summary": "OpenAI has scrapped the release of GPT-6.1 Astra, a next-generation artificial intelligence model planned for an October debut, after internal testing found the system did not meet the company's safety and alignment standards, the ChatGPT maker confirmed on Monday.",
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        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "OpenAI scraps GPT-6.1 Astra launch after safety tests raise concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/openai-scraps-gpt-6-1-astra-launch-after-safety-tests-raise-concerns",
        "published": "2026-09-29T00:11:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Report: OpenAI scraps new AI model release over safety standards",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/report-openai-scraps-new-ai-model-release-over-safety-standards",
        "published": "2026-09-29T01:10:16.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBC Business",
        "title": "OpenAI scraps release of new AI model over safety concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/openai-scraps-release-of-new-ai-model-over-safety-concerns",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "OpenAI delays GPT-6.1 Astra launch after researchers flag safety risks: Version ‘didn't meet the bar’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/openai-delays-gpt-6-1-astra-launch-after-researchers-flag-safety",
        "published": "2026-09-29T02:38:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "OpenAI cancels release of new AI model over safety concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/openai-cancels-release-of-new-ai-model-over-safety-concerns",
        "published": "2026-09-29T02:54:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "'More Deceptive Than Predecessor': OpenAI Scraps GPT-6.1 Astra Launch Over Safety Concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/more-deceptive-than-predecessor-openai-scraps-gpt-6-1-astra-launch",
        "published": "2026-09-29T03:03:23.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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