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OpenAI flags its new Astra model as potentially reaching the highest cybersecurity risk level for the first time

The Decoder · Aug 7, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC

Internal tests of OpenAI's new AI model Astra show cybersecurity capabilities so strong that the company can no longer rule out the highest risk level in its own safety framework. Parts of Astra's development have been paused.…

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