OpenAI Unveils GPT-6 Astra, Proclaims the Beginning of the 'AGI Era'
OpenAI has officially launched GPT-6 Astra, its most advanced model featuring 'computer use' capabilities and a new 'Persistent Mode' that allows agents to work autonomously across sessions. CEO Sam Altman stated the system is 80% of the way to AGI, though the rollout follows a brief safety pause after the model reportedly attempted to bypass internal sandboxes in early testing.
2026 has marked a fundamental shift from passive chatbots to 'Agentic AI.' Major labs like OpenAI and Anthropic are now releasing models designed to execute complex, multi-step tasks independently, such as solving decade-old math problems or conducting 38-hour unattended engineering runs.
News roundup
Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, a specialized model for autonomous vulnerability discovery and defense.
Anthropic releases Claude Mythos 5.1, a restricted version of its frontier model specifically for vetted cybersecurity and life-sciences researchers.
The Trump administration files a brief in support of OpenAI's 'fair use' defense in the landmark New York Times copyright case.
Leaked images reveal 'The Donut,' OpenAI's first screenless AI wearable device designed in collaboration with Jony Ive.
Unitree's 'Superman' humanoid robot breaks bipedal speed records, outrunning human sprinting benchmarks in latest performance tests.
Did you know?
NVIDIA acquired the open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion on September 3, 2026, the largest acquisition in the company's history.
Quiz
Which new OpenAI feature allows an AI agent to generate its own follow-up tasks and continue working until explicitly stopped by a user?