News Summary

• OpenAI is pausing some "internal activities" involving its upcoming artificial intelligence model Astra.
• An internal evaluation found it had made significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity.
• The AI upstart said it's implementing security controls for higher-capability models and associated activities.
• OpenAI said it will also work with relevant government agencies and select AI safety organizations to test out the model's capabilities, as well as sharing recommended security controls to third-party testing partners to run higher-risk evaluations and workloads safely.