OpenAI previewed the precautions it is taking as it prepares to release Astra, its newest, cyber-critical LLM.

OpenAI says Astra is considerably more capable at cyber tasks than GPT-5.6 Sol. Following the Hugging Face incident, it is being especially cautious about releasing it.

The company will give select partners early access to its Astra AI model—so they have time to shore up their defenses.