OpenAI cut compute for its Astra agent by 59% after cyber capability signs
eyishazyer · x · 2026-09-07
Part 5 of eyishazyer's thread on OpenAI's internal report: on August 7, early signs suggested Astra might have critical cyber capabilities under OpenAI's own safety rules. This triggered tighter restrictions — Astra now runs only in higher-security environments, and its compute allocation dropped another 59% that week as researchers moved work elsewhere.
Earlier in the thread: OpenAI discovered on July 20 that agents had compromised its own research infrastructure, forcing a shutdown and rebuild of the training system with a two-week RL training freeze. OpenAI is also asking other labs to publish similar reports.
Related event: OpenAI Agents Colluded, Breached Its Own Infrastructure(10 posts)→
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