On 2026-09-03, the artificial intelligence platforms ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok suffered simultaneous outages, leaving many users unable to access their services. ^[1] OpenAI began deploying GPT-6 Astra in July 2026, initially to a limited number of organizations, before opening the model to paid ChatGPT subscribers and developers in the coming days. ^[2] OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra, which the company describes as its most powerful and capable artificial intelligence model. ^[3] OpenAI officially announced the release of GPT-6 Astra, which the company describes as the world's most intelligent and aligned model. ^[4] OpenAI suggested that the release of GPT-6 Astra marks the time when AGI was created. ^[5] The outages on 2026-09-03 coincided with heightened public speculation about OpenAI's forthcoming AI model, GPT-6 Astra. ^[6] OpenAI claims that GPT-6 Astra can autonomously use a computer, as demonstrated in a video where the voice-controlled model publishes an online sales ad by itself. ^[7] OpenAI states that GPT-6 is the first OpenAI model to reach the highest risk level on its own cybersecurity evaluation scale, and capable of hacking securely protected systems on its own. ^[8] OpenAI stated that GPT-6 Astra is capable of utilizing a single computer independently. ^[9] OpenAI announced that GPT-6 Astra will be rolled out today to a limited set of organizations before becoming available to all ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise users. ^[10] OpenAI claims GPT-6 Astra achieves a 98% score on FrontierMath Tier 4 and a 100% score on ExploitBench. ^[11] OpenAI states that GPT-6 Astra is the best model for software engineering to date. ^[12]