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OpenAI has paused development of its next major model, internally called Astra, after safety evaluations suggested it could autonomously generate cyberweapons. The company says it's waiting until its safeguards are strong enough to contain what it's building — a rare and notable admission from an industry that usually leads with confidence.
Staying with OpenAI, the company is also preparing a consumer hardware device described as hockey puck-sized, shaped something like a doughnut, and priced at over three hundred dollars. Details remain sparse, but the push into physical AI products signals that OpenAI sees its future extending well beyond software and subscriptions.
And in a story that sits at the intersection of culture and the moment we're living in, a new psychological horror game called Prove You're Human flips the classic CAPTCHA premise entirely — this time, players must convince an artificial intelligence that it is not alive. It's a small indie release, but the premise lands harder than most big-budget launches right now.
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