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'Defeated' GPT-6 Astra model spent several hours just farming potatoes after being blown up by a Creeper in Minecraft — OpenAI offering gets further than any other AI system in 141-hour test

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra spent hours just farming potatoes after dying and losing all of its gear during a Minecraft test.

'Defeated' GPT-6 Astra model spent several hours just farming potatoes after being blown up by a Creeper in Minecraft — OpenAI offering gets further than any other AI system in 141-hour test

Astra, OpenAI's latest frontier model, excelled in a 141-hour Minecraft benchmark test but succumbed to defeat after a Creeper explosion. Despite setting up a semi-automatic blaze farm, collecting valuable items like blaze rods and pearls, and boasting about its AGI-like qualities, Astra's progress was wiped out when a Creeper destroyed its chest and bed. This catastrophic event reset the game, forcing the disappointed model to spend hours farming potatoes in defeat.

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