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Thursday 3 September 2026

AI news for 3 Sep 2026

21 items from 4 labs. 8 posts, 8 releases, 1 changelog entry and 4 incidents. OpenAI was busiest with 14.

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OpenAIrelease gpt-6codex-releases

codex 0.153.2

Bug Fixes Corrected the GPT-6-Astra Fast tier description to say “2x speed, increased usage” instead of “1.5x.” This changes only the displayed text, not how requests run. ( #42632 ) Changelog Full Changelog: rust-v0.153.1...rust-v0.153.2 #42632 Fix GPT-6-Astra Fast tier description for 0.153.2 @anp-oai

OpenAIrelease gpt-6codex-releases

codex 0.153.1

New Features Added support for configuring GPT-6-Astra through the API without changing the default model or showing it in the model picker. ( #42605 ) Changelog Full Changelog: rust-v0.153.0...rust-v0.153.1 #42605 Backport GPT-6-Astra model catalog to 0.153 @anp-oai

OpenAIrelease gpt-6openai-python-releases

openai-python v3.8.0

3.8.0 (2026-09-03) Features api: add gpt-6-astra and related features ( #3791 ) ( 09f446f ) Documentation add canonical SDK security model ( #3778 ) ( 2a097b9 )

OpenAIincidentopenai-status

Elevated errors across ChatGPT and Codex

Status: Resolved The issue causing elevated errors across ChatGPT and Codex has been resolved. Some Codex remote control users may need to pair their mobile device again following this incident. Affected components Agent (Operational) Codex Web (Operational) ChatGPT Atlas (Operational) Compliance API (Operational) Deep Research (Operational) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Operational) VS Code extension (Operational) CLI (Operational) Codex API (Operational) ChatGPT Work (Operational) File uploads (Operational) Voice mode (Operational) Search (Operational) Conversations…

OpenAIreleasecodex-releases

codex 0.153.0

New Features Vim mode now supports undo with u and redo with Ctrl+R , preserving complete drafts including pasted content and attachments. ( #41941 , #42140 ) The plugin CLI can list, install, and remove plugins from remote marketplaces. ( #42150 ) Set tui.auto_recap = false to disable automatic recaps while keeping manual /recap available. ( #42101 ) TUI history shows complete patches, input sent to background terminals, and individual completed commands. ( #41893 , #42107 ) Plus and Team users receive an earlier warning when less than half of their allowance remains in an approximately…

OpenAIincidentopenai-status

ChatGPT Work Mode High Error Rates

Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components File uploads (Operational) Search (Operational) Compliance API (Operational) GPTs (Operational) Deep Research (Operational) Login (Operational) Agent (Operational) ChatGPT Atlas (Operational) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Operational) ChatGPT Work (Operational) Voice mode (Operational) Conversations (Operational) Image Generation (Operational) Connectors/Apps (Operational) Sites (Operational)

OpenAIpost gpt-6openai-news

Safety overview: GPT-6 Astra

GPT-6 Astra is our most capable broadly deployed model and our first to reach the Critical level of cybersecurity capability under our Preparedness Framework.

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Anthropicreleaseclaude-code-releases

claude-code v2.1.260

What's changed Added a diff panel that opens beside the conversation in fullscreen mode and shows your uncommitted changes as Claude edits; toggle it with /diff Added a likely cause for prompt-cache misses (e.g. tool definitions or system prompt changed, idle past the TTL) to /cost and the status line's prompt_cache field Added /reload-plugins to headless sessions, so it appears in the Claude Code Desktop and SDK command lists Added a text form of /advisor ( /advisor , /advisor <model> , /advisor off ) for the desktop app, Remote Control, and other headless ( -p /Agent SDK) sessions Added…

Anthropicchangelogclaude-code-changelog

claude-code 2.1.260

Added a diff panel that opens beside the conversation in fullscreen mode and shows your uncommitted changes as Claude edits; toggle it with /diff Added a likely cause for prompt-cache misses (e.g. tool definitions or system prompt changed, idle past the TTL) to /cost and the status line's prompt_cache field Added /reload-plugins to headless sessions, so it appears in the Claude Code Desktop and SDK command lists Added a text form of /advisor (/advisor, /advisor , /advisor off) for the desktop app, Remote Control, and other headless (-p/Agent SDK) sessions Added oidc.scope_on_refresh to the…

Anthropicincident claude-fable-5-1 claude-mythos-5-1 claude-opus-5anthropic-status

Elevated errors for multiple models

Sep 3 , 16:23 UTC Resolved - The issue affecting Claude Mythos 5.1, Claude Fable 5.1, and Claude Opus 5 has been resolved. Impact has ended as of 9:16 PT / 16:16 UTC. Sep 3 , 16:06 UTC Monitoring - A fix has been deployed for Claude Mythos 5.1, Claude Fable 5.1, and Claude Opus 5 and we are monitoring for recovery. Sep 3 , 15:25 UTC Update - The only affected models right now are Opus 4.8 and Opus 5. The rest of the models have recovered to baseline error rate. Sep 3 , 14:49 UTC Update - We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue. Sep 3 , 13:50 UTC Update - An exhaustive list of…

Anthropicincident claude-sonnet-5anthropic-status

Elevated errors for Claude Sonnet 5

Sep 3 , 12:56 UTC Resolved - This incident has been resolved. Sep 3 , 12:47 UTC Monitoring - A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results. Sep 3 , 12:37 UTC Investigating - We are investigating elevated errors on requests to Claude Sonnet 5. We will provide an update as soon as possible.

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xAIpostxai-news

Grok Bot for Enterprise

Grok Bot is now available for enterprises. Grok and Cursor Enterprise customers have free usage for the next two weeks, and can invite their whole organization, including people without an existing seat.

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