OpenAI Pauses Astra Model Development Due to Unruled Out "Critical" Cyber Capability

OpenAI has halted internal work on its upcoming Astra model after evaluations indicated it could potentially reach a "Critical" cybersecurity threshold under the company's Preparedness Framework. This threshold signifies a model capable of finding and exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in hardened systems or executing novel end-to-end cyberattacks autonomously.