Rumor: OpenAI's Astra uses Full Bandwidth Transformer; Langford claims parallel development
JohnCLangford · x · 2026-09-04
John Langford was asked about a rumor that OpenAI's Astra uses a Full Bandwidth Transformer. He has no special knowledge but finds it strange that someone from OpenAI asked where the idea came from. He publicly states that if true, this is parallel development: his NeurIPS talk flagged recursion as a natural next step the team wanted to investigate, an agenda item delayed for months by infrastructure issues.
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