Sam Altman apologised for OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra release after Pro and Plus users couldn't access the new model
OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra, billed as a generational leap and a possible marker of the AGI era, launched on 3 September 2026 to immediate complaints from paying subscribers who could not access it. CEO Sam Altman apologised for the messy rollout but offered no firm timeline, only credits and a hope that access would open over the weekend.
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Sam Altman apologised for OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra release after Pro and Plus users couldn't access the new model Why it matters: LLMs is moving the AI stack right now, and this update helps explain what changed for builders. Source: The Economic Times https://a2zai.ai/bytes/sam...
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