Astra identifies sounds from mel spectrograms zero-shot, and users say we've barely scratched the surface
TomLikesRobots · x · 2026-09-07
Developer maxxrubin reports that Astra can identify sounds directly from mel spectrograms in a zero-shot setting, and notes this was achieved with only light reasoning. He argues the model's audio understanding capabilities are far from fully explored, suggesting we've barely scratched the surface of what it can do.
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