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OpenAI Pauses Some Development of Astra Model on Security Concerns

  • Phil Muncaster--Infosecurity Magazine
  • published date: 2026-08-11 09:00:00 UTC

OpenAI is tightening restrictions on testing of its upcoming Astra model due to security concerns

OpenAI  has said it is temporarily halting some internal testing of a forthcoming model after assessing its cyber capabilities as critical. The AI firm said in a blog post on August 7 that testing o… [+3686 chars]