OpenAI slows Astra development over critical cyber capabilities, first public safety delay
connoraxiotes · x · 2026-08-08
According to Axios, OpenAI is slowing development of its next model 'Astra' (informally 'GPT-6') after concluding it cannot rule out 'critical' cyber capabilities. Under its Preparedness Framework, this designation triggers stricter security requirements, including expanded safety testing, isolated evaluation environments, and universal monitoring across agentic applications. This may be the first time a frontier AI lab has publicly committed to slowing work on one of its own models over cyber concerns. Release could be delayed.
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