Review: GPT-6 Astra can adeptly use tools like Unreal Engine to build complex environments, such as a civilization with Unreal's autonomous MetaHuman characters (Matt Shumer/Something Big Is Happening)
Shumer says Astra won him back by sustaining complex computer-use work across real projects.
His review says GPT-6 Astra handled ambitious experiments as well as everyday work, including building a Manhattan world in Unreal Engine over a week. The Techmeme note highlights Astra using Unreal to construct complex environments, including a civilization populated with autonomous MetaHuman characters. Shumer frames the model around “the Manager Loop,” implying longer-running delegated work rather than single-prompt demos. Techmeme's note
His review says GPT-6 Astra handled ambitious experiments as well as everyday work, including building a Manhattan world in Unreal Engine over a week. The Techmeme note highlights Astra using Unreal to construct complex environments, including a civilization populated with autonomous MetaHuman characters. Shumer frames the model around “the Manager Loop,” implying longer-running delegated work rather than single-prompt demos. Techmeme's note
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