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'Defeated' GPT-6 Astra model spent several hours just farming potatoes after being blown up by a Creeper in Minecraft — OpenAI offering gets further than any other AI system in 141-hour test

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OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra spent hours just farming potatoes after dying and losing all of its gear during a Minecraft test.

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  1. 2026-09-16 11:15 · Tom's Hardware
    'Defeated' GPT-6 Astra model spent several hours just farming potatoes after being blown up by a Creeper in Minecraft — OpenAI offering gets further than any other AI system in 141-hour test

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