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OpenAI’s next big AI model has ‘entered the AGI era’

Thursday, September 3, 2026


OpenAI announced GPT-6 Astra, describing it as a "generational leap in capability" for cybersecurity, professional work, software engineering, science, and computer use. The company designated the model as meeting its "critical cybersecurity capability threshold," a classification OpenAI established as a safety benchmark for advanced AI systems.

Original reporting: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/989601/openai-gpt-6-astra-release

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