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OpenAI announces Astra model family for long-running tasks
The Decoder OpenAI announces its "next major model" Astra by dropping ten previously unsolved math solutions
OpenAI announced its upcoming Astra model family, demonstrating its capabilities by releasing solutions to ten previously unsolved mathematical problems.
Why it matters
This class of AI can work continuously on complex tasks for hours or days, paving the way for autonomous research and engineering agents.
Latest brief · Aug 1, 2026