OpenAI Paused Astra Training, Hitting Safety Thresholds
prasenx · x · 2026-08-19
OpenAI paused RL training for Astra for two weeks to harden research environments. Analysis suggests Astra may have hit a 'critical' cybersecurity capability threshold under their preparedness framework, with major workloads frozen and safety workloads prioritized over shipping.
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