# OpenAI is pressing pause on its AI model after it displayed dangerous out-of-control tendencies

> OpenAI is pausing some work on Astra, an artificial intelligence model designed for agentic coding and cybersecurity, after internal testing showed the system had reached a level of capability that raised security…

- **Source:** [Digital Trends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-is-pressing-pause-on-its-ai-model-after-it-displayed-dangerous-out-of-control-tendencies/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a789b95855718f50c10dde3)
- **Published:** 2026-08-09
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #openai #anthropic #ai
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