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MIT: GPT-6 Astra Rewrites Other Models' Weights

MIT researchers demonstrated that OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra can optimize other models by directly rewriting their weights without traditional training. In one experiment, Astra boosted a Qwen model's math accuracy from 7.9% to 48.1% by altering just 0.016% of its weights, indicating a new path for AI optimization with clear limits.

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