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OpenAI says its GPT-6 Astra model designed a hardware device for the Codex coding agent in under a week, handling enclosure…
…circuit board, and firmware. Several revision rounds were needed before production because the model didn't always account for manufacturing tolerances, and OpenAI says a newer internal model scores significantly higher on its engineering benchmark without sharing details.
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OpenAI says its GPT-6 Astra model designed a hardware device for the Codex coding agent in under a week, handling enclosure, circuit board, and firmware. Several revision rounds were needed before production because the model didn't always account for manufacturing tolerances, and OpenAI says a newer internal model scores significantly higher on its engineering benchmark without sharing details.
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