Sam Altman: Astra has reached human parity at using computers
haider1 · x · 2026-09-01
Sam Altman said in a recent interview that Astra 'feels like it has reached human parity at using computers.' The poster connects this to earlier reports that OpenAI bought tens of thousands of Mac minis and Mac Studios specifically for computer-use training, suggesting the claim may be more than hype.
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