GPT 6 Astra, so good even OpenAI are worried
OpenAI has launched GPT-6 Astra, a new AI model that outperforms competitors including Fables' latest version.
The model demonstrates impressive results on several standardized tests and is more cost-effective than previous versions. However, this concerns both safety researchers and OpenAI itself — partly because it becomes harder to understand and control how the model reasons internally.
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