Washington, Aug. 9 -- OpenAI has paused work on its upcoming AI model Astra after internal evaluations showed potentially dangerous advances in agentic coding and cybersecurity, with the company unable to rule out that the system could possess "critical cyber capabilities."

The company said its latest evaluations found "significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity," as per Mac Rumours.

Under OpenAI's Preparedness Framework, the potential development of such capabilities triggers stricter safeguards, particularly when models could create risks of severe harm.

OpenAI said it is "pausing" activities involving Astra while it strengthens its security controls.

The company's cybersecurity guidelines call for additional prote...