Astra 'suddenly different' overnight, users fume over silent model swaps and nerfs
natesiggard · x · 2026-09-09
Developer natesiggard reports Google's Astra suddenly behaving differently than it did all weekend, suspecting an undisclosed model swap or nerf — what he calls "quicksand model-swap-nerf-whatever." He argues this opaque unpredictability is an awful experience: depending on these companies can be hell despite the leverage they deliver. A window into growing user frustration over silent changes to AI products.
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