The Verge
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.
