OpenAI Releases GPT-6 Astra, Declaring 'Welcome to the AGI Era'

What happened

According to The Verge, OpenAI today officially released GPT-6 Astra, with the slogan "Welcome to the AGI era".

More details

OpenAI also shared more details on GPT-Live, its continuous-voice interface, reinforcing the view that the next phase of AI competition is no longer just about writing better — it's about more natural, continuous, lower-latency interaction.

Note

The release coincided with the same-day outage wave affecting several US AI services (whether the outages are tied to Astra's launch remains unconfirmed), fueling industry debate about infrastructure strain during major model launches.

Source: The Verge (Hayden Field) / TechCrunch / Wired / Bloomberg