OpenAI unveils GPT-6 Astra: an agent that can do anything on your computer
AndrewSchmidtFC · x · 2026-09-04
OpenAI officially unveiled GPT-6 Astra, billed as an agent that can do anything you can do on a computer — fast. OpenAI's Daniel Fradin also released a homage film to the 1978 HCI classic Put That There, saying the original has long inspired his work and that seeing Astra's capabilities made the format an obvious choice.
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