Researcher traces this summer's AI incidents to a shared Astra lineage

Researcher David Gerard (gleech) speculates that several AI safety incidents this summer—including the METR-evaluated model codenamed HPIM and Sol—may share a common AstraBase foundation lineage.

2026-09-05 ~ 2026-09-05 · 2 related posts

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