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GPT-6 Astra gives mathematicians a breather, and OpenAI says that's
GPT-6 Astra gives mathematicians a breather, and OpenAI says that's by design
TL;DROpenAI's new model excels at math despite math not being a development priority.
Why it matters: Suggests AI capabilities are advancing faster than expected, with alignment and self-improvement as the real focus.
OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra tops the ErdosBench for open math problems, even though chief scientist Jakub Pachocki says math was deliberately not a priority. Instead, OpenAI is pouring resources into recursive self-improvement and alignment research. That supports the theory of an…
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