OpenAI previews Astra model built to coordinate long-running agents

Sam Altman demonstrated the unreleased model to policymakers as a federal review process approaches its August 1st deadline.

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Primary source: The Information

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Astra would push OpenAI from parallel agent features toward models built around persistent coordination, while making federal review a direct part of the release process.

Sam Altman of OpenAI presents the unreleased Astra model to a panel of federal policymakers, highlighting tensions between advanced AI and upcoming regulation.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman demonstrated an unreleased model family called "Astra" to policymakers and regulators in Washington this week, pitching a system designed to coordinate multiple AI agents over long periods, The Information reported.…

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