Under OpenAI's safety guidelines, a model reaches the "critical" threshold if it can autonomously identify and exploit severe, real-world software vulnerabilities, known as zero-day exploits, or execute complex cyberattacks against highly secure targets without human intervention.

Hackers breached companies using rogue OpenAI and Anthropic models, raising liability concerns. OpenAI's valuation hitting $2.5T by December at 8% YES.

Cybersecurity concerns grow after similar incidents at rivals Anthropic and OpenAI