Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans

E959 - Microsoft Brings GPT-6 Astra to Foundry With Enterprise Controls for Agentic AI

Published: September 18, 2026

Duration: 3:07

In today’s Cloud Wars Agent and Copilot Minute, I break down Microsoft’s rollout of OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra in Foundry and why enterprise controls could be a major differentiator for agentic AI.

Highlights

00:09 — So a quick recap before I get into this story: at the start of September, OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra, which it described as the world's most intelligent and aligned model. Now, I'd urge you to check out the promotional video that accompanied that launch, because it's pretty mind-blowing in terms of what this model can do.

00:31 — It's been a shift aw...