OpenAI Exec Confirms Astra Model Solves 10 Math Problems
UltraRareAF · x · 2026-08-01
OpenAI core researcher Sebastien Bubeck confirmed rumors about their next major model, Astra. The model successfully proved 10 new mathematical results, including the existence of non-sofic groups. The company will release Lean certificates and CoT walkthroughs for these proofs, covering fields from von Neumann algebras to high-dimensional sphere packing and circuit complexity.
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