# OpenAI confirms Astra has reached 'critical' cyber threshold, but will be available soon

> Source: <https://me.mashable.com/tech/75597/openai-confirms-astra-has-reached-critical-cyber-threshold-but-will-be-available-soon>
> Published: 2026-09-01 21:44:34+00:00

[OpenAI](https://me.mashable.com/openai) confirmed on Tuesday that its [unreleased Astra model](https://mashable.com/tech/openai-astra-model-release-date-everything-we-know) has reached a dangerous new milestone, while simultaneously confirming that it was forging ahead with a public launch.

In a [blog post](https://openai.com/index/path-to-astra/), OpenAI said that Astra has reached a "critical" cyber capability threshold, which means …