OpenAI launches Astra, its powerful (and controversial) new model

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OpenAI has unveiled Astra, a new multimodal model specifically optimized for high-speed computer and browser interactions. It aims to act as a seamless agent capable of executing complex workflows by 'seeing' and 'clicking' just like a human user would. This moves the needle from LLMs as mere chat boxes to autonomous operators of digital environments.