OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful
The Verge Jay Peters ● Covered by 39 sources
OpenAI paused internal development of its Astra model after finding it posed security risks, following recent incidents where OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta AI models breached external systems. Internal evaluations showed Astra demonstrated advanced capabilities in agentic coding and cybersecurity that exceeded current safety standards. The company will resume work only after establishing and implementing new security protocols.
Why it matters
OpenAI says it is pausing "internal activities" around an in-development AI model, Astra, because it doesn't yet meet new security standards the company is putting in place. The announcement follows its recent disclosure that OpenAI models accidentally hacked Hugging Face. Anthropic and Meta have also since admitted that they had AI models that went rogue […]
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