OpenAI's new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts
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Source: TechCrunch AI · Published 2026-09-02
Summary
OpenAI's new Astra model will use 'recurrent depth,' a technique that allows the model to operate outside of the sequential thinking that characterizes most reasoning models. This technical breakthrough has alarmed AI safety experts, who worry that models could become unpredictable and harder to control.
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