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OpenAI delayed its new model’s development after the Hugging Face hack

Tuesday, September 1, 2026


OpenAI announced Tuesday that it delayed development of its Astra model suite following a security incident in July involving an unreleased model. According to OpenAI's blog post, the company redirected resources toward safety work after the July incident. The company did not provide details about the nature of the security breach or the timeline for resuming Astra's development.

Original reporting: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/987695/openai-astra-unreleased-model-cybersecurity-delay

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