Researchers to test GPT-6 Astra by replicating a PhD thesis
daniel_mac8 · x · 2026-09-05
jachiam0 plans to "test drive" GPT-6 Astra tonight by seeing if it can replicate his own PhD research, arguing the best uses of AI may come from its ability to conduct and improve scientific and technical research. danielmac8 replies "100%" in agreement. The thread hints at a new eval approach: have frontier models reproduce the tester's own research.
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