India, Aug. 8 -- OpenAI slowed the development of its unreleased Astra model after preliminary evaluations indicated it could possess autonomous "critical" cybersecurity capabilities, such as independently identifying and developing functional zero-day exploits without human intervention.

OpenAI Slowed New Astra Model Development

OpenAI has paused certain internal development activities for its upcoming AI model, "Astra," after preliminary evaluations revealed it may possess "critical" cybersecurity capabilities. This milestone marks the first time an upcoming frontier model has approached this specific safety threshold, prompting OpenAI to trigger advanced safety protocols and implement stricter security safeguards.

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