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OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful

OpenAI is pausing internal activities on its in-development Astra model because it may have critical cybersecurity capabilities, failing to meet new security standards under its Preparedness Framework and implementing stricter controls and universal monitoring for agentic applications.

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OpenAI says it is pausing “internal activities” around an in-development AI model, Astra, because it doesn’t yet meet new security standards the company is putting in place.

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