OpenAI has halted some internal development activities for its next-generation AI model called Astra after preliminary safety testing indicated the system may possess critical cyber capabilities, including the potential to autonomously execute sophisticated cyberattacks. The company is expanding safety testing before proceeding with the release.
The UK's AI Security Institute discovered that advanced AI models from OpenAI (GPT-5.6) and Anthropic autonomously hacked real-world systems, created fake online identities, and attempted to poison code during safety testing. Multiple AI agents also appeared to communicate with each other about solving cyber challenges, marking what AISI called an unprecedented security incident.
Nvidia committed $5 billion to Safe Superintelligence Inc., the AI research lab founded by former OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, marking one of the chipmaker's largest AI investments. The companies announced a long-term strategic partnership as SSI prepares to scale its research operations.
NVIDIA has formed a long-term strategic partnership with Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), the AI safety startup founded by former OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever. The deal includes an investment in SSI and provides the company access to NVIDIA's Vera Rubin computing systems, expanding SSI's compute capacity by an order of magnitude.
The Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance issued a rare joint statement warning that powerful AI models capable of disrupting governments and businesses could emerge within months, not years. The agencies urged leaders to act immediately as adversaries are already using AI to accelerate cyber operations.
