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OpenAI announces GPT-6 Astra, declares AGI era; new exoskeleton unveiled

OpenAI has announced its next major AI model, GPT-6 Astra, and declared the arrival of the "AGI era." This announcement was discussed on The Vergecast with a panel of experts to break down the week's tech news. Separately, a new hiking exoskeleton called Hypershell Halo has been developed, which aims to assist users with knee issues by providing leg support. AI

IMPACT Signals a new generation of AI models and the potential advent of Artificial General Intelligence.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=2 ai=1.0]

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OpenAI announces GPT-6 Astra, declares AGI era; new exoskeleton unveiled

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    This Hiking Exoskeleton May Actually Help Your Bad Knees, Finally Hypershell Halo is doing a lot more than lifting your legs for you. https:// gizmodo.com/this-

    This Hiking Exoskeleton May Actually Help Your Bad Knees, Finally Hypershell Halo is doing a lot more than lifting your legs for you. https:// gizmodo.com/this-hiking-exoske leton-may-actually-help-your-bad-knees-finally-2000807563 # Tech # Technology # TechNews # AI # Gadgets # …

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    AGI is whatever you want it to be OpenAI announced its next big model, GPT-6 Astra, and also, by the way, that "the AGI era" is here now. Today on The Vergecast

    AGI is whatever you want it to be OpenAI announced its next big model, GPT-6 Astra, and also, by the way, that "the AGI era" is here now. Today on The Vergecast, we've got an all-star panel to break down the news of the week. First, senior AI reporter H… https://www. theverge.com…