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  "id": 10618195,
  "title": "OpenAI cancels October launch of GPT-6.1 Astra",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/openai-cancels-october-launch-of-gpt-6-1-astra",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-29T05:00:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCentral",
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    "url": "https://techcentral.co.za/openai-cancels-gpt-6-1-astra-launch/286566/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "OpenAI has scrapped GPT-6.1 Astra’s October release after the model failed internal safety and alignment tests.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "OpenAI is canceling its next AI model release over deception and safety failures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/openai-is-canceling-its-next-ai-model-release-over-deception-and",
        "published": "2026-09-29T02:20:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "OpenAI Cancels Release Of Latest Model 'GPT-6.1 Astra' Over Safety Concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/openai-cancels-release-of-latest-model-gpt-6-1-astra-over-safety",
        "published": "2026-09-29T03:35:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "OpenAI pulls Astra 6.1 release after model falls short on safety tests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/openai-pulls-astra-6-1-release-after-model-falls-short-on-safety-tests",
        "published": "2026-09-29T05:06:19.000Z"
      }
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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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