GPT-6 Astra Is an Operator, Not a Chatbot
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GPT-6 Astra is offered as a model that acts inside existing software. The scores I would read first are the ones that show where it stays inside the task, and where it does not win.
GPT-6 Astra is offered as a model that acts inside existing software. The scores I would read first are the ones that show where it stays inside the task, and where it does not win.
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