OpenAI engineer says GPT-6 "Astra" has "tremendously" improved writing quality
mark_k · x · 2026-09-04
OpenAI engineer Max Hudlberger says GPT-6, codenamed "Astra," has improved "tremendously" in writing quality. markk notes earlier comments from OpenAI employees already hinted at a major uplift in writing, calling this another strong signal ahead of release.
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