AI Midnight — 38.4/100 (Guarded)

2026-W35 · -0.1

Week of 17–23 August 2026. OpenAI says it is slowing and securing model development as models approach critical cybersecurity capability levels, while a paper shows safety training on open-weight models is easy to strip. Capabilities edge up; other components barely move.

A conventional composite index, not a scientific probability of extinction.