OpenAI’s Newest Model Triggers a ‘Critical’ Warning
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‘It’s important to be transparent’: Citing potentially alarming cybersecurity risks, the ChatGPT maker has paused the launch of Astra, its next-generation autonomous AI agent.
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Agent found to be able to find and exploit vulnerabilities without human intervention, and to carry out cyber-attacks OpenAI will pause some work on an artificial intelligence model because of security concerns, the company stated Friday, following a series of incidents in which AI agents have escap…
‘It’s important to be transparent’: Citing potentially alarming cybersecurity risks, the ChatGPT maker has paused the launch of Astra, its next-generation autonomous AI agent.
The Sam Altman-led company said it cannot rule out that the Astra model has reached the “Critical” threshold, meaning it can potentially exploit real-world systems or execute cyberattacks without human guidance.
OpenAI is introducing a more cyber-permissive version of GPT-5.6 Sol to vetted defenders as it prepares companies for autonomous cyberattacks . Why it matters: The move comes just days after OpenAI said it was delaying the release of its forthcoming model, Astra, after it reached critical hacking ab…