GPT-6 Astra autonomously mines a diamond in Minecraft overnight via computer use
burny_tech · x · 2026-09-07
A user left GPT-6 Astra running computer use to mine a diamond in Minecraft overnight and woke up to find one in its inventory.
Commenters argue Astra is likely capable of autonomously producing high-quality pre-training data — e.g. curating replays of its own rollouts for VPT-style experiments — opening many new AI research directions.
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