Astra breaks integer multiplication records in a loop, but fails all 4 ciphers
cneuralnetwork · x · 2026-10-08
A quoted post shows someone running Astra 6.1 in a loop and breaking integer multiplication algorithm records every few hours. But cneuralnetwork shares the flip side: with 100% usage left, he gave 4 unsolved ciphers to Astra on Ultra in a loop — it solved none after 30 minutes of work.
Frontier model autonomy is wildly task-dependent: record-breaking on one problem class, zero progress on another.
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