Open AI’s Astra model is on the way — and very good at breaking into computer systems
OpenAI previewed the precautions it is taking as it prepares to release Astra, its newest, cyber-critical LLM.
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OpenAI to Restrict Astra Model After Rating It ‘Critical’ Cyber Risk
Internal testing found the new model capable of executing complex cyberattacks with minimal human input, prompting added security layers.
Path to Astra: critical capabilities and frontier safeguards
Astra is the first OpenAI model to meet the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold under the Preparedness Framework, with stronger safeguards for release.
OpenAI Is About to Release Its First AI Model With ‘Critical’ Cyber Abilities
The company will give select partners early access to its Astra AI model—so they have time to shore up their defenses.
Best Amazon Labor Day Deals (2026): Sony, Shark, Anker
These are the 15 best Amazon Labor Day deals on WIRED-tested, WIRED-recommended products in 2026.
Anthropic’s new Fable release is cheaper, less restrictive
Fable 5.1 includes changes meant to reduce token cost and false-positive restrictions from the model’s safeguards.
Thrive’s Kushner defends involvement in FIFA mess, hires Elon’s go-to lawyer
New York’s prestigious-yet-secretive venture firm Thrive Capital finally speaks out about its involvement in the messy drama upending international soccer.
How AI plotted an interstellar journey to Alpha Centauri
A nonprofit organization called the Fermi Explorer Mission announced today that it intends to launch a spacecraft to our nearest star system by the end of 2029. It’s a hugely ambitious mission—if all goes well, the spacecraft could take up to 80,000 years to arrive at Alpha Centauri, which is 4.4 light-years away. And the…
Introducing agentic video understanding with Gemini
Introducing agentic video understanding with Gemini
We’re launching agentic video understanding across our latest Gemini models for improved accuracy and lower costs and token usage.