The Verge · Technology · 2026-09-04
Sam Altman apologizes for ‘messy’ GPT-6 Astra rollout that’s locked out paying
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 described it as the start of "the […] OpenAI hasn’t provided a clear timeline for when subscribers will get access to the long-hyped Astra. Sam Altman apologizes for ‘messy’ GPT-6 Astra rollout that’s locked out paying
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