EventPolicyAugust 19, 2026

OpenAI pauses frontier RL training for two weeks to tighten safety

OpenAI paused reinforcement learning training for its latest AI models for two weeks to strengthen monitoring, alignment, and security defenses. The company said its largest planned frontier RL run remains on hold pending smaller-scale training and evaluations.

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OpenAI pauses frontier RL training for two weeks to tighten safety