Astra admits quality regression: experiment hit 4-5k users, three root causes fixed

TheMoonMidas · x · 2026-09-12

Thibault Sottiaux posted a reset and postmortem for recent Astra quality complaints, citing three fixed root causes:

Mis-firing legacy skills written for earlier models triggered too often or stopped the model from checking its own work;
An opt-in context management experiment caused early stops and replies to stale messages, affecting an estimated 4,000-5,000 users — now disabled;
Badly configured engines degraded quality for a long tail of traffic — removed.

The team says the experience is now significantly better: more consistent follow-through, better tracking of the latest message, and stronger self-checks during execution.

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Astra admits quality regression: experiment hit 4-5k users, three root causes fixed

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