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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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  1. The Guardian

    OpenAI to pause work on AI model Astra due to security concerns (opens The Guardian)

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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…

  2. Digital Trends

    OpenAI is pressing pause on its AI model after it displayed dangerous out-of-control tendencies (opens Digital Trends)

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    Digital Trends's feed description

    OpenAI is pausing some work on Astra after testing found the AI could identify and exploit software vulnerabilities without human intervention.

  3. Inc.

    OpenAI’s Newest Model Triggers a ‘Critical’ Warning (opens Inc.)

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    Inc.'s feed description

    ‘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.

  4. Quartz

    OpenAI paused work on its Astra model after it warned the AI might be capable of autonomous cyberattacks (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Preliminary evaluations found the unreleased model may have reached a "critical" cybersecurity threshold under the company's safety framework

  5. New York Post

    OpenAI hits pause on new bot testing over ‘critical’ risk concerns in latest AI cybersecurity incident (opens New York Post)

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    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.

  6. Axios

    OpenAI introduces a new cyber model amid fears of AI cyberattacks (opens Axios)

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    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…

  7. Quartz

    OpenAI is expanding its cybersecurity program and launching a new AI model for security researchers (opens Quartz)

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    The new GPT-5.6-Cyber model, available to vetted defenders through Daybreak Red, completed 95% of advanced cybersecurity task requests in testing

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