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title: 'Path to Astra: critical capabilities and frontier safeguards'
link: https://openai.com/index/path-to-astra
source: openai-com
published: 2026-09-01T13:00:00Z
updated: 2026-09-01T13:00:00Z
first_seen: 2026-10-19T01:26:53.998049939Z
labels:
- safety
summary: Astra is the first OpenAI model to meet the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold under the Preparedness Framework, with stronger safeguards for release.
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Astra is the first OpenAI model to meet the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold under the Preparedness Framework, with stronger safeguards for release.