{"slug": "openai-pledges-to-add-astra-security-as-anthropic-loosens-fable-s-leash", "title": "OpenAI pledges to add Astra security as Anthropic loosens Fable's leash", "summary": "OpenAI has pledged to add Astra security measures, while Anthropic is loosening restrictions on its Fable model, according to The Register. The moves come amid growing concerns about the safety of advanced AI systems.", "body_md": "### MOST POPULAR\n\n[AI](https://beta.theregister.com/tag/ai)\n\n-\nAI and ML\n\n#### OpenAI pledges to add Astra security as Anthropic loosens Fable's leash\n\nOr how I learned to stop worrying and love dangerous AI\n\n-\nAI and ML\n\n#### AI titans to tidy agent frontier with plugin prescription\n\nAgent Plugins 1.0 defines a write-once-run-anywhere container for passing tools and skills across different agent platforms\n\n-\nAI and ML\n\n#### How the famed USENIX Security conf is managing a flood of papers in the AI era\n\nAI usage is evident but isn't yet a serious problem\n\n-\nAI and ML\n\n#### AMD acquires AI chip startup Taalas to boost inference performance by etching models into silicon\n\nEarly tech demos show model-specific integrated circuits churning out up to 17,000 tokens a second\n\n-\nAI and ML\n\n#### AI struggles to patch vulns without adult supervision\n\nLeft alone, autonomous fixes often fail to fully remediate flaws\n\n[Infosec](https://beta.theregister.com/security)\n\n-\nSecurity\n\n#### Russians are posing as Signal support to launch phishing attacks\n\nPLUS: US takes down Iranian propaganda sites; Marketing company asks 'Why Do We Have Your Information?' And more!\n\n-\nSecurity\n\n#### Microsoft patches failed to fix on-prem SharePoint, which is now under zero-day attack\n\nPLUS: China upgrades smartphone surveillance tools; Ring eases anti-snooping stance; and more\n\n-\nBlack Hat and DEF CON\n\n#### DEF CON Franklin project enlists hackers to harden critical infrastructure\n\nVoting village reports have been so successful, says Jeff Moss, that the whole of DEF CON will now be included\n\n-\nSecurity\n\n#### EQT buys majority share in Swiss cybersecurity biz Acronis\n\nWent at equivalent of $3.5B+ valuation for entire firm, though portion sold not specified\n\n-\nMalware Month\n\n#### Ten years since the first corp ransomware, Mikko Hyppönen sees no end in sight\n\nOn the plus side, infosec's a good bet for a long, stable career\n\n[FOSS](https://beta.theregister.com/tag/FOSS)\n\n-\n#### FOSS smashed one Microsoft monopoly. After 20 years of failure, it's time to smash another\n\nWord up\n\n-\n#### GNOME can look like Windows – and Flashback can do it without extensions\n\nNew 'Simple-taskbar' is an option, but there's a simpler, stabler way\n\n-\n#### A moment of silence, please, for the final release of Debian on x86-32\n\nNew Debian versions hit FOSSland in the form of 13.6 and 12.15\n\n-\n#### Baddies caught exploiting extensions bugs with perfect 10 scores on vulnerable Joomla websites\n\nFlaws in iCagenda, Balbooa Forms extensions can impact open source CMS that powers a million sites worldwide\n\n-\n#### Frame: A new X11 server – implemented directly in assembly\n\nJoins yserver, Phoenix, and of course XLibre – and outlier Arcan\n\n-\n#### Cinnamon 6.8 will support Wayland – if you want it\n\nNext version of Linux Mint’s desktop has both kinds of display server", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-pledges-to-add-astra-security-as-anthropic-loosens-fable-s-leash", "canonical_source": "https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/08/openai-pledges-to-add-astra-security-as-anthropic-loosens-fables-leash/5285161", "published_at": "2026-08-07 23:41:07+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-09 13:37:09.768673+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Anthropic", "Fable", "Astra"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-pledges-to-add-astra-security-as-anthropic-loosens-fable-s-leash", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-pledges-to-add-astra-security-as-anthropic-loosens-fable-s-leash.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-pledges-to-add-astra-security-as-anthropic-loosens-fable-s-leash.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-pledges-to-add-astra-security-as-anthropic-loosens-fable-s-leash.jsonld"}}