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OpenAI is releasing Astra with 'critical' cybersecurity level

OpenAI's Astra model has reached the company's highest 'critical' cybersecurity level, enabling it to autonomously identify software vulnerabilities and develop exploits, including for zero-day attacks. The development raises the stakes for AI-powered cyberattacks and defense, according to Scott Melker on Yahoo Finance's 'The Daily Wolf.'

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OpenAI is releasing Astra with 'critical' cybersecurity level
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Scott Melker discusses OpenAI's (OPAI.PVT) latest model, Astra, which has reached the company's highest "critical" cybersecurity level. Astra can autonomously identify software vulnerabilities and develop exploits, including attacks targeting previously unknown zero-day vulnerabilities, raising the stakes for both AI-powered cyberattacks and defense.

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