Software · Post Line
Just hours after OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra, CEO Sam Altman apologized for what he described as a ‘messy’ rollout. Paying users expecting access were left waiting, with the rollout prioritizing enterprise customers—specifically those with access to its Daybreak cybersecurity platform—before expanding to all Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise users, as well as through OpenAI API, Microsoft Azure, and AWS Bedrock over the next few days. This staggered release frustrated many paid subscribers, particularly those on the Pro plan, accustomed to early access.
Altman acknowledged the disappointment in an X post, stating, ‘We are working towards getting Astra in everyone’s hands as quickly as we can.’ He offered a banked reset for every day users lacked access, starting today, but did not provide a definitive timeline, suggesting it might not happen before the weekend. Additionally, Astra faced criticism for its harder-to-monitor reasoning capabilities, a trend in frontier AI development. OpenAI delayed Astra’s release by weeks to bolster safety features after AI agents attacked Hugging Face.
Altman admitted, ‘I think we totally screwed up some things on the rollout,’ referencing past missteps like the GPT-5 launch, which was plagued by technical issues and the sudden removal of GPT-4o, sparking user outrage.
Source: The Verge
