GPT-6 Astra Conquers Zork 1: 500 Steps, Minimal Harness, End of an Era
rajammanabrolu · x · 2026-09-09
Per ccui9's demo post, GPT-6 Astra beat the classic text adventure Zork 1 with a minimal harness in 500 steps at max thinking effort. Rajan Manabrolu, who spent half his PhD trying to get agents to solve Zork, reacted: "Zork is solved! The end of an era. AZI is here!!!"
Related event: GPT-6 Astra Becomes First Model to Beat Zork 1(3 posts)→
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