Miles Brundage: Astra demos are crazy, Anthropic surely not far behind
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-09-04
Former OpenAI policy lead Miles Brundage calls the Astra demos "crazy," notes Anthropic is surely not far behind, and says he is very concerned about the pace of progress — a short but notable reaction from an industry figure to the latest frontier model capabilities.
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