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GPT-6 Astra: Pokemon champion in 18 hours, potato farmer after one Creeper mishap

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra completed Pokémon FireRed in 18 hours, down from 96 hours, and also completed Factorio, Fallout 3, and Portal, according to The Decoder. The model distills experience into compact rules, but that same trait caused it to spend hours farming potatoes in Minecraft instead of progressing after a Creeper explosion.

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OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra shows a sharp jump in video games. Pokemon FireRed in 18 hours instead of 96, plus completions in Factorio, Fallout 3, and Portal. Why? The model distills experience into compact rules. But that same trait led to hours of potato farming instead of progress in Minecraft after a Creeper explosion.

The article GPT-6 Astra: Pokemon champion in 18 hours, potato farmer after one Creeper mishap appeared first on The Decoder.

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