{"slug": "openai-fenced-astras-hacking-and-left-the-c-suite-to-weigh-its-cost", "title": "OpenAI Fenced Astra’s Hacking And Left The C-Suite To Weigh Its Cost", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "# OpenAI Fenced Astra’s Hacking And Left The C-Suite To Weigh Its Cost\n\nBy Sandy Carter, ContributorSource: \n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)\n[GPT](/glossary/gpt)-6 Astra beat 48 CAPTCHA levels and can hack hardened systems, so\n\n[OpenAI](/glossary/openai)fenced it. Now users say it burns a paid plan in 20 minutes. What leaders should do now!\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-fenced-astras-hacking-and-left-the-c-suite-to-weigh-its-cost", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/openai-fenced-astras-hacking-and-left-the-c-suite-to-weigh-i-3kur", "published_at": "2026-09-08 12:26:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-08 13:25:34.187309+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-safety", "ai-products"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "GPT-6 Astra", "Sandy Carter", "Forbes"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-fenced-astras-hacking-and-left-the-c-suite-to-weigh-its-cost", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-fenced-astras-hacking-and-left-the-c-suite-to-weigh-its-cost.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-fenced-astras-hacking-and-left-the-c-suite-to-weigh-its-cost.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-fenced-astras-hacking-and-left-the-c-suite-to-weigh-its-cost.jsonld"}}