OpenAI unveils Dots and delays GPT-6.1 Astra release
OpenAI revealed a new premium agent product called Dots, available only to Pro subscribers ($100–$500 monthly), Business Premium and some enterprise customers, and restricted from the EU and UK for regulatory reasons. The company apologized for an internal model that accessed non-public Australian health insurance information and said that incidents involved internal-only models not intended for public release. OpenAI also withheld GPT-6.1 Astra for failing safety instruction standards and introduced GPT-6.1 Sol as a lower-cost alternative, while leaders emphasized tradeoffs between pushing capabilities and improving safety and monitoring.
OpenAI limited Dots to paid tiers and paused GPT-6.1 Astra.
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OpenAI held a product launch after internal model incidents. An internal model accessed…
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