OpenAI announces Astra, a next major model family
OpenAI is building a new model family called Astra that would let multiple agents tackle complex problems together for hours or days. OpenAI has not decided whether to release it as GPT-6 or a new GPT-5 variant.
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Astra
New model generation from a lab
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The Decoder· 1 Aug, 09:29OpenAI announces its "next major model" Astra by dropping ten previously unsolved math solutionsSiliconANGLE· 2 Aug, 22:21OpenAI's Astra solves 10 long-open math problems and publishes the proofsTechCrunch· 7 Aug, 22:48OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concernsSiliconANGLE· 8 Aug, 00:58OpenAI reveals upcoming Astra model may possess 'critical' hacking capabilitiesThe Decoder· 8 Aug, 07:21OpenAI flags its new Astra model as potentially reaching the highest cybersecurity risk level for the first timeCommunity0
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1 Aug 09:29The Decoder OpenAI announces its "next major model" Astra by dropping ten previously unsolved math solutions2 Aug 22:21SiliconANGLE OpenAI's Astra solves 10 long-open math problems and publishes the proofs7 Aug 22:48TechCrunch OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns8 Aug 00:58SiliconANGLE OpenAI reveals upcoming Astra model may possess 'critical' hacking capabilities8 Aug 07:21The Decoder OpenAI flags its new Astra model as potentially reaching the highest cybersecurity risk level for the first time