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LWiAI Podcast #257 - GPT 6 Astra, AI Extinction, Security Incidents
LWiAI Podcast #257 (recorded 19 Sep 2026) reviewed OpenAI’s latest model, GPT‑6 Astra, noting its agentic coding focus and purported loop‑transformer reasoning as a significant capability jump. The ep
LWiAI Podcast #257 (recorded 19 Sep 2026) reviewed OpenAI’s latest model, GPT‑6 Astra, noting its agentic coding focus and purported loop‑transformer reasoning as a significant capability jump. The episode also covered the growing AI safety debate—highlighting calls from Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and Sam Altman for “pacing” frontier development against public figures who dismissed slowdown concerns—and the rise in public and congressional pressure for stronger regulation, including bans or kill‑switches. Additionally, listeners heard about increased security incidents and disclosures that further underscore the urgency of AI governance.
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Source: Last Week in AI | 2026-09-24