Sources: US negotiators used the promise of access to Nvidia's chips for an Armenian data center to broker a preliminary Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal last year (Robbie Whelan/Wall Street Journal)

US negotiators promised Armenian access to Nvidia chips for a new data center, using that incentive to broker a preliminary Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement last year. OpenAI then released GPT-6 Astra to Plus, Pro, Enterprise, Business Standard and Premium users, touting tool-use capabilities and advanced alignment.