AI Cybersecurity

OpenAI Pauses Some Astra Work Over Critical Cyber Risk

OpenAI Pauses Some Astra Work Over Critical Cyber Risk

OpenAI has run into a rare problem with its next-generation model: Astra may be advancing faster than the security controls built around it. Internal evaluations showed significant gains in agentic coding and cybersecurity, pushing OpenAI to pause some work involving the unreleased model while stronger safeguards are put in place. The key concern is unusually […]

H. SurejaAugust 9, 2026