OpenAI Pauses Some Work on New AI Model Over Cybersecurity Concerns
The decision reflects internal findings that the upcoming ‘Astra’ model may possess ‘critical cyber capabilities’ and follows a string of AI-testing incidentsOpenAI is pausing some activities involving an upcoming artificial-intelligence model, Astra, after i…
Skip to comments. OpenAI Pauses Some Work on New AI Model Over Cybersecurity ConcernsThe Wall Street Journal ^ | Aug. 7, 2026 5:17 pm ET | Tina Li Posted on 08/07/2026 2:47:29 PM PDT by E. Plu… [+3975 chars]