OpenAI rolls out new AI model GPT-6 Astra

OpenAI has launched its new AI model, GPT-6 Astra, to select customers. The model features enhanced safeguards and autonomous task capabilities. According to Quartz, GPT-6 Astra is the first OpenAI model rated "Critical" under its Preparedness Framework, reflecting its ability to find and exploit novel security vulnerabilities.

GPT-6 Astra is described by 9to5Mac as "the world's most intelligent and aligned model." It has achieved state-of-the-art results in various areas, including computer use, browsing, software engineering, cybersecurity, science, and professional work. The model has scored highly on benchmark tests, including a 98% score on FrontierMath Tier 4, a 99.9% score on ARC-AGI-3, and a 100% score on ExploitBench.

Fortune reports that GPT-6 Astra can navigate a computer as a human would, allowing it to perform tasks such as filling out forms, updating spreadsheets, and navigating across webpages at superhuman speed.

OpenAI president Greg Brockman said that GPT-6 Astra marks the beginning of the AGI era, or artificial general intelligence, which refers to highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work. According to Fast Company, Astra was trained using over 100,000 GPUs and is rolling out to enterprise customers, with wider availability to follow in the coming days.

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