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OpenAI Slowed Down Its Next Model. The Security Layer Could Not Stay Behind

OpenAI did something unusual for a company racing at the frontier of AI. It slowed down. Reuters reported on August 18 that OpenAI paused model testing for two weeks, paused training on its next-generation Astra models, kept its largest planned training run on hold, and began strengthening the systems used to monitor and contain advanced agents.

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OpenAI Slowed Down Its Next Model. The Security Layer Could Not Stay Behind, according to Robius.news.

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