OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra, an agent that can do anything you do on a computer
rounak · x · 2026-09-05
OpenAI has officially announced GPT-6 Astra, positioned as a general computer-use agent: "Anything you can do on a computer, Astra can do for you. Fast."
The launch timing (released on Janmāṣṭamī, with a Sudarshan Chakra-style motif) fueled plenty of community memes. Detailed benchmarks are not yet available.
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