Best damage control for OpenAI is releasing Astra, says Bindu Reddy
bindureddy · x · 2026-08-18
Commenting on the recent wave of executive departures at OpenAI and the company's subsequent damage control press interviews, Bindu Reddy argues that the best strategy would be to simply release the model codenamed 'Astra.' He posits that if the model performs exceptionally well, no one will care about the departing executives.
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