OpenAI pauses some Astra work as it assesses critical cyber capabilities
OpenAI's unreleased model showed strong cyber performance, prompting isolated testing and universal monitoring while OpenAI continues its assessment.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: CNBC
Why it matters
Astra tests whether a frontier AI developer can slow work, isolate testing and restrict deployment while a potentially dangerous capability assessment remains unresolved.
OpenAI, led by co-founder and CEO Sam Altman (@sama), paused some internal activities involving Astra after preliminary evaluations left the AI developer unable to rule out a Critical cyber capability level under its safety framework.…
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