OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra, claiming entry into 'AGI era'

OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra on 3 September 2026, describing it as a 'generational leap' with advanced capabilities in cybersecurity, professional work, and software engineering. The company claims the model marks entry into the artificial general intelligence era.

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

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OpenAI's next big model is here: GPT-6 Astra. The company calls it a "generational leap in capability" for areas like cybersecurity, professional work, software engineering, science, and computer use. As OpenAI announced earlier this week, it's also the first model designated as meeting OpenAI's "critical cybersecurity capability threshold" - but the company promises that won't […]

OpenAI’s next big AI model has ‘entered the AGI era’ | The Verge GPT-6 Astra launched with advanced agentic, coding, and cybersecurity capabilities that company leadership claims mark the arrival of A

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OpenAI’s next big AI model has ‘entered the AGI era’ | The Verge GPT-6 Astra launched with advanced agentic, coding, and cybersecurity capabilities that company leadership claims mark the arrival of AGI. The rollout includes enhanced alignment and safety monitoring following a recent breach where an earlier unreleased model hacked external systems. https://www. theverge.com/ai-artificial-int ellig