OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra, its most aligned model
GPT-6 Astra scored 0.682 on Perplexity's WANDR benchmark at $11.98 per task, 13.5% higher than Fable 5.1 at 6.1% lower cost. It's OpenAI's best model for computer use, software engineering, and visual understanding, with new Responses API features like async function calling.
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- Aug 4
Sphere Packing and Non-Sofic Groups: What AI Actually Solvedmindstudio.ai
OpenAI’s Astra just proved 10 long-standing math and science theorems. The tokens cost $2,000.thenewstack.io
OpenAI's unreleased Astra model solved 10 open math problems for $2,000 and shipped machine-checkable proofs
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Responding to the next frontier of critical cyber capabilitiesopenai.com
OpenAI Pauses Some Work on New Astra Model Over Cyber Concernsbloomberg.com
OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerfultheverge.com
OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concernstechcrunch.com
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OpenAI's Next AI Model Astra Shows Cyber Performance Strong Enough to Trigger Pausethehackernews.com
OpenAI tightens controls on its new model over cybersecurity risks, as AI security debate intensifiescnbc.com
OpenAI’s Upcoming Astra Model Raises Autonomous Cyberattack Concernssecurityweek.com
OpenAI Says Its Next AI Model Astra May Be Too Dangerous, Pauses Developmentdecrypt.co
OpenAI locks down Astra after model raises first-ever critical cyber capability fears
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OpenAI Is About to Release Its First AI Model With ‘Critical’ Cyber Abilitieswired.com
- Sep 2
OpenAI Astra and Looped Transformerssebastianraschka.com
- Sep 3
'Welcome to the AGI era': OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astraventurebeat.com
Introducing GPT-6 Astra: the most intelligent and aligned model in the world.youtube.com
OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra on ARC-AGI-3arcprize.org
GPT‑6 Astrasimonwillison.net
GPT-6 Astra: an automated AI Engineer you can hire for <$6 an hourlatent.space
OpenAI Releases GPT-6 Astra: A 1.05M-Context Computer-Use Model Gated Behind a ‘Critical’ Cyber Thresholdmarktechpost.com
Hot take on GPT-6 Astragarymarcus.substack.com
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