Astra anticipation is ramping up. If you've followed AI on X for a while, you get a sense for when the rumors are real. Don't be surprised if it's released this week on Thursday. Astra may be the first model that OpenAI is under-hyping. Here are the most detailed statements that have been made publicly to give you a sense for what Astra is: > First model treated as “critical” under OpenAI’s preparedness framework > Greg Brockman: "Evals show significant jumps in agenting, coning, and cyber security." > Solved 10 long-standing open problems across math, quantum physics and theoretical computer science > roon re: agentic coding: “Astra is pretty remarkable” > Training was paused for two weeks to focus on alignment > Alex Heath: “Astra is trained to use software the way humans do.” > Alex Heath from a closed door preview: “Astra coordinates multiple agents on math proofs, desktop software, slides, financial analysis. It's designed to run for days or weeks, remembers corrections, and collaborates with other agents and people. It operates software at a superhuman, very fast pace." > Sam Altman: “This is the first model that can invent new things in a way that matters.” The releases of Astra could happen this week, and if it does it will be a momentous moment not just for AI and technology, but for humanity itself.