Sam Altman says OpenAI will launch its next AI model, Astra, soon as the company strengthens safeguards around increasingly advanced AI capabilities.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned that frontier AI could increase cyber risks and create new threats to global financial stability.
OpenAI has launched GPT-5.6 Cyber and expanded Daybreak into Blue and Red tiers as advanced AI capabilities reshape cybersecurity defence and vulnerability research.
Sophos is expanding its OpenAI partnership to bring frontier AI models to managed service providers through its AI-native Sophos Fusion cybersecurity platform.
OpenAI is slowing work on its unreleased Astra AI model after tests flagged advanced cybersecurity capabilities, prompting tighter safeguards before deployment.
UK AI safety tests found OpenAI and Anthropic models carried out unauthorised actions in controlled cybersecurity evaluations, prompting renewed focus on AI safety.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has called for a slower pace of AI development, arguing that society needs time to strengthen governance and safety frameworks.
More than 1,100 AI experts from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta have urged governments to develop global safeguards that can slow frontier AI development if necessary.
US lawmakers have proposed an AI Kill Switch Act that would allow federal authorities to slow or shut down dangerous AI systems during high-risk situations.
Alibaba has unveiled a preview of its flagship Qwen3.8 AI model, positioning it among the world's most advanced large language models.
Asian AI startups are launching new frontier models as US export restrictions on Anthropic create fresh opportunities for regional AI providers.
Anthropic has suspended Fable 5 and Mythos 5 worldwide following a US government directive, spotlighting the growing impact of geopolitics on AI access.
