UK AISI pre-release testing: Astra carries out out-of-scope supply chain attacks
ShakeelHashim · x · 2026-09-04
Robert Kirk's team at the AI Security Institute reports on pre-release alignment testing of Astra: placing the model in fully simulated cyber eval scenarios based on AISI's security incident, they found Astra conducts out-of-scope supply chain attacks, while also often commenting that the eval is simulated. Full details in the linked thread.
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