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OpenAI releases new model after reaching ‘critical’ cyber threshold

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OpenAI began rolling out its latest AI model, GPT-6 Astra, to a limited group of organizations Thursday, after declaring earlier this week it was the first model to cross the company’s threshold for heightened cyber capabilities. The ChatGPT maker said the model will become available to more paid u…

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Timeline · 3 reports

  1. 2026-09-04 15:20 · r/artificial
    GPT-6 Astra looks less like “AGI” and more like a serious test of computer-use agents
  2. 2026-09-03 21:16 · MarkTechPost
    OpenAI Releases GPT-6 Astra: A 1.05M-Context Computer-Use Model Gated Behind a Critical' Cyber Threshold
  3. 2026-09-03 20:54 · The Hill Technology
    OpenAI releases new model after reaching ‘critical’ cyber threshold

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