EventPolicyAugust 7, 2026

OpenAI pauses Astra model over critical cyber capabilities

OpenAI paused 'internal activities' on its in-development Astra model, saying it 'cannot rule out critical cyber capabilities' under its Preparedness Framework. The critical bar: models that develop functional zero-day exploits without human intervention. Astra wasn't involved in the recent Hugging Face breach.

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