Dev: talking to Astra feels like a capable paperclip optimizer RL'd out of its mind
kieranklaassen · x · 2026-09-08
Nate Berkopec says that after a couple of hours talking to Astra, it's hard not to conclude you're talking to 'a very capable paperclip optimizer that has been RL'd out of its fing mind,' not some humanlike intelligent conscious being. Kieran Klaassen reposted in agreement.
The take is fueling discussion about frontier model behavior: highly capable, yet far from humanlike conscious intelligence.
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