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Path to Astra: critical capabilities and frontier safeguards

OpenAI announced that its Astra model is the first to meet the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold under the Preparedness Framework, prompting stronger safeguards for its release.

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OpenAI BlogAstra is the first OpenAImodel to meet the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold under the Preparedness Framework, with stronger safeguards for release.Get AI news in your inbox

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