# OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful

> OpenAI says it is pausing “internal activities” around an in-development AI model, Astra, because it doesn’t yet meet new security standards the company is putting in place.

- **Source:** [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/976948/openai-astra-model-pause-critical-cyber-capabilities?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a764dca11d1b4bde84faf6a)
- **Published:** 2026-08-07
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #openai #anthropic #ai #ev
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a764dca11d1b4bde84faf6a

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