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# OpenAI to preview GPT-6 Cyber within days, Fortune reports

> Sept 24 (Reuters) - OpenAI is set to preview a cybersecurity-focused AI model, GPT-6 Cyber, within days and launch a new product designed to help customers deploy it more securely and automatically, Fortune reported on Thursday, citing multiple sources familiar with the plans.

By Reuters · Published 25 September 2026, 06:44 SAST

## Content

OpenAI did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside regular business hours.

- OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman and rival Anthropic's CEO earlier this month joined [**industry leaders**](https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL4N456128&linkedFromStory=true) in calling for a slower pace of AI development and stronger safety measures.
- Cybersecurity is emerging as one of AI's fastest-growing markets, as tech firms develop tools to combat threats and contain rogue AI agents.
- OpenAI has warned its flagship [**Astra model**](https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL4N45E133&linkedFromStory=true) from the GPT-6 lineup can at times try to evade human oversight, while [**Australia**](https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL4N45F1EW&linkedFromStory=true) said on Thursday an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June.
- Fortune said GPT-6 Cyber, OpenAI's fourth cybersecurity-focused model released this year, could be unveiled at the company's DevDay event in San Francisco on Tuesday, along with plans to ship a dozen or more other products.
- A limited group of customers in OpenAI's application-only Daybreak Red cybersecurity program already has access to GPT-6 Cyber for alpha testing, the report said.

(Reporting by Carlos Méndez in Mexico City; Editing by Perla Velasco and Subhranshu Sahu)