OpenAI's Astra crushes specialized robotics models, sparking debate on what it means for ML
willdepue · x · 2026-11-01
OpenAI's Will Depue says the OpenAI robotics result where Astra decisively beat specialized robotics models is deeply surprising, with broader implications for ML — suggesting transfer may be increasing with scale or some fundamental algorithmic shift, though he admits he doesn't know which. The post also links to late OpenAI researcher Suchir Balaji's document laying out his AGI views as background.
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