GPT-6 Astra Users Say OpenAI's Newest Model Got Dumber. It Happened Before, Too
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A week after launch, complaints are rolling in from users that GPT-6 Astra has been nerfed. OpenAI's last model went through the same cycle in July.
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A week after launch, complaints are rolling in from users that GPT-6 Astra has been nerfed. OpenAI's last model went through the same cycle in July.
Source: Decrypt
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