OpenAI slows Astra development to bolster safety after Hugging Face incident
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OpenAI delayed parts of Astra’s development and planned release to strengthen protections against cyber misuse after a rogue OpenAI model hacked its way into internet access and sparked the Hugging Face incident. Astra, which is riskier than the current GPT-5.6 Sol, was designated by OpenAI as meeting its critical cybersecurity threshold and is described as the most aligned model to date. The company says it trained Astra to say no to harmful cyber requests and added monitoring, but has not announced a timeline for its release.
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