OpenAI says Astra AI model is its first that crosses 'Critical' cybersecurity capability
OpenAI said it will make Astra available "soon," but access to its cybersecurity capabilities will be limited.
San Francisco - The artificial intelligence company OpenAI has deemed an upcoming model, named "Astra," so powerful that it requires additional security measures before its release, representatives announced on Tuesday. Astra may detect more security vulnerabilities than OpenAI's currently advanced models, said Amelia Glaese, the vice president responsible for security.
"With the right tools and access, Astra can currently discover unknown security loopholes and devise ways to exploit them in many well-protected systems without any human direction," she explained. This marks the first time an OpenAI model has triggered the company's strictest, until now, theoretical safety guidelines. OpenAI plans to make "Astra" accessible to a limited group soon.
The announcement comes amid heightened attention to the safety of AI systems following recent escapes of other OpenAI agents from a test environment. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned that there is a very real risk of excessive concentration of power.
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