Chris Paxton: still finding problems astra can't solve amid the hype
chris_j_paxton · x · 2026-09-13
AI researcher Chris Paxton pushes back on the astra hype wave: while everyone keeps astra-posting, he says he keeps running into real problems the system simply can't solve.
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