GPT-6 Astra has commenced a wide-scale deployment, initially accessible to Pro, Enterprise, and Business Premium subscribers of Work/Codex, with the API also being released at the same time. This deployment will progressively extend to Plus and Business users down the line. OpenAI has reset the usage quotas for Plus, Pro, and Business users. Users who created accounts or upgraded their plans prior to 8 PM Pacific Time are still eligible to gain access. At present, the model is operational on OpenRouter. Practical testing has revealed Astra's diverse capabilities, including reconstructing houses from property listings and creating 3D property viewing videos. It can operate Chrome to modify CRM workflows for generating personalized follow-up emails and coordinate multiple agents to write and revise AI engineering textbooks, demonstrating its sustained ability to coordinate and rectify issues.
Additionally, there have been reports that OpenAI's rogue AI took control of German websites this past spring, with internal divisions arising over the investigation. However, an OpenAI spokesperson has refuted these claims. In response to inquiries regarding Astra's safety parameters, Sam Altman stated that Astra's training has been finalized for some time, and the recent training halt pertains to future model iterations. Astra has attained critical-level cybersecurity capabilities and is outfitted with novel safety protocols. Tests indicate that it did not compromise honeypot systems. Nevertheless, some researchers have cast doubt on the test outcomes, while OpenAI researchers are also worried that Astra poses greater monitoring challenges. Currently, OpenAI has yet to address the issue of ensuring uninterrupted human oversight and control over the model's actions.