OpenAI has slowed parts of the development of its upcoming artificial intelligence model, Astra, after internal evaluations indicated that the system may possess cybersecurity capabilities powerful enough to cross the company’s highest risk threshold.
The company said its recent testing showed significant advances in agentic coding and cybersecurity, prompting it to conclude that it could not rule out Astra reaching what its Preparedness Framework classifies as a critical level of cyber capability.
The development marks a notable moment in the race to build autonomous AI systems, as companies face growing pressure to demonstrate that more capable models can be deployed without creating new avenues for cyberattacks.
Why Astra is raising concerns
Unlike conventional chatbots that primarily generate text or answer questions, capable AI agents can write and execute code, use digital tools and work through complex tasks with limited human intervention.
OpenAI’s concern is that Astra may be capable
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