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EPISODE · Aug 12, 2026 · 11 MIN

OpenAI's Project Astra

from Generative AI 101 · host Emily Laird

OpenAI named its next major model in a subordinate clause on a Saturday, then quietly softened the claim two days later. Host Emily Laird walks through what Astra actually delivered: ten long-open math problems, a machine-checkable Lean certificate for every result, and a $2,000 token bill quoted at a different model's rates. Within about a day, a mathematician at Anthropic reproduced half of them using a model already sitting on a public price list, which raises the real question of whether the advance was the model or the problem selection. The takeaway for your organization is less flattering than the headline, because the unclaimed value is not in the next release, it is in the gap between what you already license and what you actually get out of it. 🎯 JOIN THE AI WEEKLY MEETUPS https://www.uwstout.edu/ai-weekly-meetup 📩 EMAIL REMINDERS FOR THE MEETUPS https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/2101263/1779703/ 💬 CONNECT WITH EMILY LAIRD ON LINKEDIN http://www.linkedin.com/in/meet-emily-laird

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