August 8, 2026

OpenAI is slowing down its next model over ‘critical’ cyber risk

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OpenAI tested Astra, one of its upcoming models, over the past few days. In a post on Friday, it said the results were strong enough that it “cannot rule out” critical cyber capabilities. So it is pausing some internal work on the model and scaling u...