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OpenAI Just Paused Its Own Model for Being Too Good at Finding Zero-Days. Read That Again.

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The AI story this week that should stop you mid-scroll is not another benchmark or price cut. It is that OpenAI reportedly paused internal development of its Astra model after evaluations found it might be capable of developing zero-day exploits on its own, the first model to trip the "Critical" cy…

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  1. 2026-08-24 05:20 · DEV Community — AI
    OpenAI Just Paused Its Own Model for Being Too Good at Finding Zero-Days. Read That Again.

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