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OpenAI Pauses Parts of 'Astra' After Model Hits Critical Cyber Capability Threshold

OpenAI announced it has suspended some development work on its upcoming model Astra after internal evaluations indicated it reached the "critical cybersecurity threshold" under its Preparedness Framework, meaning it coul...

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