ML researcher pushes back: Astra 'has been disappointing' beyond Blender demos
gowthami_s · x · 2026-09-07
Researcher gowthamis pushed back on viral Astra demos, saying the model "has been disappointing" on standard ML research and engineering tasks — not just Blender modeling. A counterpoint to the widely shared 28-minute gothic cemetery demo.
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