OpenAI pumps the brakes on new Astra model over cybersecurity concerns

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. The unreleased Astra model may possess "critical" cybersecurity abilities, OpenAI warns. Less than a week after touting the scientific achievements of Astra, its next "major" model, OpenAI says it's "pausing internal activities" related to the model due to its powerful cybersecurity abilities. "Our latest internal evaluations of Astra, one of our upcoming models, over the past few days indicate significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity," OpenAI stated in a Friday press release . "These results, in addition to expert assessments, have led us to conclude last night that we cannot rule out critical cyber capabilities under our Preparedness Framework ."