How OpenAI Decided Astra Was Too Dangerous to Ship Open: Capability Thresholds, Explained
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When GPT-6 Astra shipped on September 3, the headline was that OpenAI rated it Critical for cybersecurity, the first time it has ever given a model that rating, and chose to gate the dangerous capability rather than release it openly. A lot of coverage treated "Critical" as a vibe. It is not. It is…
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- 2026-09-18 06:43 · DEV Community — AI
How OpenAI Decided Astra Was Too Dangerous to Ship Open: Capability Thresholds, Explained