OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns

In recent weeks, top AI leaders, including OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei, have urged the industry to slow the pace of development due to concerns about the risks associated with the technology.

OpenAI's decision, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, is a rare instance of a major AI developer pulling a new release over safety concerns.

That incident and other similar breaches by models developed by major AI firms have, in recent weeks, intensified the debate over the risks posed by the technology.