Did OpenAI stop developing Astra entirely?
No. OpenAI slowed development of specific aspects of Astra, not all work on the model. The same week, OpenAI announced Astra had solved ten longstanding open math problems with verified proofs. The pause applies to capability dimensions that triggered the cybersecurity threshold, not to the model as a whole.
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OpenAI Slowed Astra Development After Hitting Its Own Cybersecurity Safety ThresholdThe same model solving century-old math problems triggered OpenAI's own safety framework, prompting it to slow development over critical cybersecurity concerns.
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