OpenAI delays the release of its open model, again

OpenAI has again postponed the release of its open AI model, originally set for next week. CEO Sam Altman cited the need for more safety testing and review. This indefinite delay follows a previous postponement in June. The model, expected to have reasoning capabilities similar to OpenAI's o-series models, would be freely downloadable and runnable locally. The delay occurs as competition in the open AI model space intensifies, with Chinese startup Moonshot AI recently launching a model outperforming GPT-4.1 on some benchmarks.