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Sam Altman apologizes for ‘messy’ GPT-6 Astra rollout that’s locked out paying users

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has apologized for technical difficulties following the release of GPT-6 Astra. Many paying subscribers were unable to access the new model despite the company promoting it as a significant performance advancement.

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