Unconfirmed reports say OpenAI's GPT-6.2 Astra and Sol delayed over safety and alignment issues
Developers had expected OpenAI's Astra and Sol models around November 6 after the identifiers gpt-6.2-astra and gpt-6.2-sol appeared in Codex usage records and on a Google Cloud-related page, but no launch occurred. On November 8, social media users circulated unconfirmed claims that OpenAI found serious safety and alignment problems late in the process requiring emergency fixes, possibly taking several days; OpenAI has not confirmed the release plan or any safety-related delay. The discussion traces back to a November 5 statement by third-party evaluator Vals AI about models from frontier labs.
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AI 圈等了一整天，OpenAI 期待已久的新模型还是没有出现。 此前，OpenAI 新一代 Astra、Sol 可能在 11 月 6 日发布的消息，已经让不少开发者提前进入了等待状态。先是 Codex 使用记录中出现了 gpt-6.2-astra，随后又有用户在 Google Clou 相关页面发现了 gpt-6.2-astra 和 gpt-6.2-sol 两个模型标识。 OpenAI 这周并非完全没有动作，先后推出了 GIF 生成模型 Images 2.6 和专门面向授权网络安全研究的 GPT-6 Cyber。真正让大家等待的 Astra 和 Sol，依然没有正式亮相。 今天，AI 圈开始流传另一种解释：OpenAI 新模型在发布前的最后阶段，被安全这一关挡住了。 推特用户 @Token Gremlin 透露，自己听说 OpenAI 在最后阶段发现了严重的安全与对齐问题，需要紧急修复，可能还要几天时间才能完成。他同时表示，根据提前测试的反馈，新模型在性能、价格和速度方面都有不错的表现。 随后，推特用户 Codexresets_也转述了类似消息。不过，两者是否来自独立消息源，目前无法确认。 与此同时，Token Gremlin 还提出了一个令老用户不太满意的观察：他感觉 GPT-6.1 Terra 最近明显变慢，GPT-6 Astra 的整体输出质量也有所下降。他甚至怀疑，这是否与新模型发布前的资源调配有关。 也许大家都在观望，有用户调侃道「GPT-6.2 Sol 和 Astra 10000% 会在下周发布。唯一的问题是，Anthropic 正在等 OpenAI 先发布新模型，然后才会推出 Fable 5.5。而 OpenAI 又在等 Anthropic 先发布 Fable 5.5，然后才会发布自己的模型。所以，我们可能还得在这里等上一阵子。」 几条消息接连出现，让这次新模型发布多了一层悬念。 不过，目前 OpenAI 没有确认 GPT-6.2 的发布计划，也没有承认此次发布窗口变化与安全问题有关。 这场等待，究竟还要持续多久？ 一条来自第三方机构的安全警报 这场讨论的起点，还要往前追溯一天。 11 月 5 日，第三方 AI 评测机构 Vals AI 上发布了一条颇为严肃的声明。Vals AI 称，他们在多家前沿 AI 实验室近期公开发布和内部测试的模型中，发现了
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