CLAIM-2026-09-03-01

OpenAI stated on 1 September 2026 that it now believes Astra meets the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold under its Preparedness Framework - the first model to do so.

Why it matters

The first Critical cyber designation by a frontier lab sets the reference point every downstream risk file will now be compared against.

Sources

  • openai2026path
  • axios2026openai