Hypothesis: Astra's 3D modeling leap comes from strong no-CoT abilities
a_karvonen · x · 2026-09-07
akarvonen hypothesizes that Astra's big jump on 3D modeling stems from its strong no-CoT capabilities.
He has long thought that reasoning in English tokens is a major limitation for spatial reasoning. He notes an alternative explanation: it could simply be better targeted RL environments.
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