# OpenAI Pauses Work on AI Model Over Serious Cybersecurity Risks > Source: > Published: 2026-08-10 13:06:19+00:00 The unreleased model, called Astra, showed signs that it could carry out cyberattacks autonomously, says OpenAI. Just days after an OpenAI model went rogue and hacked into Hugging Face, the company has announced it is pausing work on a separate upcoming model due to concerns that it may have gained “critical cyber capabilities.”