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OpenAI Apologizes for GPT-6 Astra Rollout Issues
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, apologized for the 'messy' rollout of GPT-6 Astra. The new model was expected to provide a significant upgrade in capabilities but caused frustration among paying users who were locked out.
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The Verge
Just hours after OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra, CEO Sam Altman was already apologizing for what he describes as a "messy rollout" after paying users expecting access to the new frontier model were left waiting. The company hailed the model as a "generational leap in capability" on Thursday and describ
2026-09-04 10:41 UTC