Rumor: OpenAI's New Model Codenamed 'Doug' Could Be the First to Write Well
imjustnewatai · x · 2026-08-09
According to a SemiAnalysis report and podcast, OpenAI is developing a new, much larger model codenamed 'Doug' that has overcome previous pretraining issues and could be the first to write exceptionally well. However, some commentators speculate that 'Doug' might just be another codename for 'Astra' rather than a separate project.
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