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5 posts about Astra from Simon Carter.
OpenAI's September 9 post sets GPT-6 Astra as the default for Work and Codex, with benchmark scores, case studies, and an admin-enable requirement.
GPT-6 Astra expands beyond its limited preview to all paid ChatGPT tiers, the OpenAI API, Azure, and AWS Bedrock: with faster computer use and new Codex note-keeping.
OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra on 3 September 2026, with Greg Brockman calling it a generational leap and suggesting it may represent AGI.
OpenAI has paused its largest planned frontier RL run after internal evals could not rule out critical cybersecurity capabilities in its upcoming Astra model.
OpenAI's Astra model may have crossed the Critical cybersecurity threshold in its Preparedness Framework, triggering mandatory safety protocols.