AI & Enterprise

OpenAI to launch new AI model Astra soon; access to advanced cybersecurity features limited

OpenAI will soon release its new model Astra, Axios reported on Sept. 1. OpenAI will provide advanced cybersecurity capabilities only to some testers. Axios said Astra is the first model OpenAI has internally designated as “critical” for cybersecurity risk, raising questions about safe deployment. OpenAI said it added safeguards to prevent misuse and unauthorized behavior, while warning the measures could delay or halt legitimate work.

AI & Enterprise

AI token price index hits record low amid intensifying competition

A key benchmark tracking prices for AI tokens hit a record low this week, a sign that the downtrend is continuing as competition intensifies in the AI industry, CNBC reported. SiliconData’s LLM Token Spend Index fell to 97 cents on Aug. 31, its lowest level since the index was launched late last year and more than halved from a summer peak. Falling token prices reduce chatbot costs but can weaken developers’ pricing power.