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OpenAI expands safety testing for Astra amid cyber concerns
OpenAI expands safety testing for model Astra over concerns it may possess critical cyber capabilities.
Axios: OpenAI says it has expanded safety testing around its upcoming model Astra as it “cannot rule out” critical cyber capabilities, potentially delaying its launch — OpenAI “cannot rule out” that its upcoming model Astra has"critical" cyber capabilities, a designation that has prompted …
§ sources3 publications · timeline below
- axios.comOpenAI says it has expanded safety testing around its upcoming model Astra as it "cannot rule out" critical cyber capabilities, potentially delaying its launch (Axios)primary
- the-decoder.comOpenAI flags its new Astra model as potentially reaching the highest cybersecurity risk level for the first time
- theverge.comOpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful
§ how this story moved
- primary — Axios publishes the launch post.
- The Verge — AI picks up coverage.
- The Decoder picks up coverage.