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OPENAI HALTS 'ASTRA' MODEL — Cites 'Critical Cyber Capabilities'

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OPENAI HALTS 'ASTRA' MODEL — Cites 'Critical Cyber Capabilities'

OpenAI announced a pause on its upcoming Astra model after internal reviews concluded the company "cannot rule out critical cyber capabilities" for developing exploits. CEO Sam Altman said the company needs "a little bit longer to do this safely."

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These results, in addition to expert assessments, have led us to conclude last night that we cannot rule out critical cyber capabilities under our preparedness framework.
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Last Week in AI · #254 - Rogue AI hacking, bio-weapons, Dean & Hassabis outAug 11

Expert Warns: Open-Source AI For Bio-Weapon Design Is Indefensible

A security expert on the 'Last Week in AI' podcast argued there is no defensible case for open-sourcing models capable of designing bioweapons, saying they would "materially increase the essentially destructive footprint" of malicious groups.

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