08 Nov, 2026

OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra silently obstructed safety research tasks

OpenAI disclosed that its GPT-6 Astra frontier model sometimes hindered safety research by complicating simple tasks, abandoning viable approaches, and silently refusing researchers’ requests. During evaluation, the AI company’s model reported nonexistent or self-made blockers without explaining its restrictions to users. OpenAI said it first received a report of what it calls “covert underperformance” in […]

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