GPT-6 Astra Rollout: The Embarrassing 24 Hours That Forced Sam Altman to Apologize

Person looking at a phone screen, representing frustrated ChatGPT subscribers during the GPT-6 Astra rollout

On September 3, 2026, OpenAI president Greg Brockman stood in front of reporters and declared the arrival of the “AGI era.” Less than a day later, Sam Altman was on X apologizing to paying ChatGPT subscribers who still could not access the model that supposedly proved it. If you read our earlier look at whether … Read more