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OpenAI submits GPT-6 Astra to voluntary US pre-release review

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed that the Trump administration reviewed GPT-6 Astra before release under a voluntary government process. He called the review productive and said engagement with US and UK safety institutes would become more important as model capabilities advance.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
AWAY FROM DOOM31confidence 88/100

Why it moved the index

A completed pre-release government review adds an external safety-institute checkpoint for OpenAI's first model at its critical cyber capability level. The evidence is a direct on-record confirmation from OpenAI's CEO, but the benefit is limited because participation is voluntary, the framework is not public, and no source establishes that the review could delay or prevent deployment.

Assessment history

  1. R1
    Away 31 · confidence 88

    Adds Sam Altman's confirmation of the completed voluntary US pre-release review of GPT-6 Astra.

    10 Sept 2026

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  1. DoomBench assesses “OpenAI submits GPT-6 Astra to voluntary US pre-release review” as evidence moving away from doom, with magnitude 31 and confidence 88 out of 100 in the governance and control category.

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