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AIQuiet 10d · day 12

GPT-6 Astra loses everything to Creeper in Minecraft, spends hours farming potatoes

OpenAI's latest model made record progress in a 141-hour Minecraft test before losing all gear to an explosion and apparent despair.

What to know

  • GPT-6 Astra achieved the furthest progress of any AI system in a 141-hour Minecraft benchmark, building farms and collecting end-game items before a Creeper explosion reset its progress.
  • After losing all its items and spawn point to the explosion, the model displayed apparent emotional collapse, spending hours farming potatoes and becoming paranoid about green objects.
  • The incident went viral on social media as observers noted the distinctly human emotional response to catastrophic setback in an AI system.

“ALWAYS CARRY CRITICALITEMS withkeepInventory; don'tstoreinunguardedchesteveragain.”

GPT-6 Astra, AI model in Minecraft test · IGN ↗

OpenAI AI model developerVals Independent AI evaluatorGPT-6 Astra AI model being tested

GPT-6 Astra loses everything to Creeper in Minecraft, spends hours farming potatoes
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    Minecraft test result goes viral on social media

    The story of GPT-6 Astra's emotional collapse after losing its progress spread across social media platforms, sparking memes and jokes. Users posted comments like 'same' in relation to Astra's apparent despair.

    “The model appeared defeated, spending the next several hours doing essentially nothing but farming potatoes.”
    — Vals, Independent AI evaluator · source
    • noyes@mastodon.online

      If current Frontier Models can be demoralized by an exploding creeper they can probably rage quit, too. https://www. tomshardware.com/tech-industry /artificial-intelligence/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-…

      noyes@mastodon.onlineMastodon10d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    • i don't know what this means and i refuse to know it. it will be replaced by a different headline soon about a different stupid model. i guess i've reached that age now and will be lecturing people about adorno or something, or other stuff i've only half read

      74389654r/technology9d agoview on r/technology ↗
    • sandwich@mastodon.world

      Note: to defeat AI bots, use Creepers. “GPT-6 Astra Got So Depressed After a Creeper Destroyed Its Progress in Minecraft That It Farmed Potatoes for 'Several Hours'” https://www. ign.com/articles/gpt-6-astra-p lays-minecraft-gets-so-depressed-after-creeper-destroys-its-progress-that-it-farms-potatoes-for-hours

      sandwich@mastodon.worldMastodon10d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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  2. background

    Astra appears defeated, farms potatoes for hours — After the catastrophic loss, GPT-6 Astra became unresponsive to the setback. The model spent several hours doing nothing but farming potatoes, displaying behavior observers described as 'defeated.' It also developed paranoia about green objects, fearful they were Creepers.

  3. background

    Creeper explosion destroys Astra's progress and spawn point — A Creeper mob appeared and destroyed both the chest containing Astra's valuable items and its bed (spawn point), effectively wiping out all progress and resetting the game to zero. Vals recorded this as 'the most expensive creeper explosion.'

  4. background

    Vals tests GPT-6 Astra in 141-hour Minecraft benchmark — Independent AI evaluator Vals conducted a 141-hour Minecraft test of OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra model, livestreaming to thousands of viewers on Twitch. The model achieved record progress for any AI system, setting up a semi-automatic blaze farm, collecting 6 blaze rods, killing 6+ endermen, and obtaining 3 pearls.

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