OpenAI says it slowed development of model after it crossed cyberattack threshold
X-Risk Daily
Saturday 08 August 2026
Transformative AI
OpenAI said on Friday 7 August 2026 that it had paused parts of the development of its upcoming model, known as Astra, after internal evaluations found it had made significant progress in agentic coding and cybersecurity.
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