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OpenAI Fenced Astra’s Hacking And Left The C-Suite To Weigh Its Cost

OpenAI has restricted its GPT-6 Astra model after it solved 48 CAPTCHA levels and demonstrated the ability to hack hardened systems, according to a Forbes report by Sandy Carter. Users report that the model consumes a paid plan in 20 minutes, prompting the C-suite to weigh the costs of the restriction.

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OpenAI Fenced Astra’s Hacking And Left The C-Suite To Weigh Its Cost
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By Sandy Carter, ContributorSource:

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)
[GPT](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/gpt)-6 Astra beat 48 CAPTCHA levels and can hack hardened systems, so

OpenAIfenced it. Now users say it burns a paid plan in 20 minutes. What leaders should do now!

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source & further reading
machinebrief.com — original article OpenAI disables internet access during model training while Anthropic issues another mea culpa The New Norm: AI Discovers Disastrous Security Hole In 70% Of The World’s Websites Red-team report found OpenAI utterly failed to monitor its agents during Hugging Face attack
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