ValsAI: Astra Builds a Nether Portal in Minecraft in Under 3 Hours via Pure Computer Use
ValsAI · x · 2026-09-09
- Eval firm ValsAI reports Astra began saturating an unreleased computer-use eval.
- In under 3 hours of Minecraft, Astra killed hostile mobs and built a Nether portal — ValsAI believes it would beat the game given more time.
- Tactics included towering up to kill zombie hordes, trapping a skeleton in a hole, crafting a boat, and navigating home — all with no specialized harness, pure computer use, with the full 3-hour playthrough published.
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