AI Impact HubOpenAI confirms Astra crosses its "Critical" cyber threshold
OpenAI says Astra is the first model it has designated "Critical" under its Preparedness Framework, able to find and exploit unknown security flaws without human guidance. It scored 100% on an exploit-development benchmark and found two zero-day vulnerabilities during testing. OpenAI paused parts of Astra's development in August to add safeguards and still plans to release it soon, with tighter limits on its cyber capabilities.
Why it matters: First time a major lab has confirmed crossing its own "Critical" cyber threshold rather than just warning it might, a real test of whether safety frameworks bind when the finding is bad news.
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